Incomplete output and unusual characters with PHPMyAdmin

Hi All,

I'm running PHP 4.3.9, Apache 2.0.52 (running PHP as a module, not CGI), and MySQL 4.0.20 in Windows XP Professional.

It's been running great. I noticed something with PHPMyAdmin though. As part of the instructions for installing PHP as an Apache module, you need to add/edit the http.conf file
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LoadModule php4_module "c:/php/php4apache2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"
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However, whenever I set PHPIniDir to the correct location, my PHPMyAdmin starts outputting incomplete information. For example, when you click on your database, out of the 30 tables you have active, it displays only four. Then when you click on it again, it displays ten rows. On IE, it renders PhpMyAdmin unusable because the data frame on the right keeps redirecting and then displays 'The Page Cannot be Displayed' error. It also displays funny characters like an 'A' with some kind of arrow thing pointing out of it. However, when I remove this PHPIniDir setting, or enter a wrong location, the problem stops, but my additional PHP modules like DOMXML and MCrypt modules don't work.

I'm really stumped. I dont know if it's an Apache or PHP problem, something that has to do with output or something, I dont know.

Has anyone had this problem and what can I do the sort it out.

Thanks.

Did you try Firefox instead of IE??
I went crazy with IE the first times I programmed PHP.