diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 95787db..f01397d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,118 +1,122 @@
 # Class: mysql::params
 #
 #   The mysql configuration settings.
 #
 # Parameters:
 #
 # Actions:
 #
 # Requires:
 #
 # Sample Usage:
 #
 class mysql::params {
 
   $bind_address        = '127.0.0.1'
   $port                = 3306
   $etc_root_password   = false
   $ssl                 = false
   $restart             = true
 
   case $::operatingsystem {
     'Ubuntu': {
       $service_provider = upstart
     }
     default: {
       $service_provider = undef
     }
   }
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
       $basedir               = '/usr'
       $datadir               = '/var/lib/mysql'
       $service_name          = 'mysqld'
       $client_package_name   = 'mysql'
       $server_package_name   = 'mysql-server'
       $socket                = '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'
       $pidfile               = '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid'
       $config_file           = '/etc/my.cnf'
       $log_error             = '/var/log/mysqld.log'
       $ruby_package_name     = 'ruby-mysql'
       $ruby_package_provider = 'gem'
       $python_package_name   = 'MySQL-python'
+      $php_package_name      = 'php-mysql'
       $java_package_name     = 'mysql-connector-java'
       $root_group            = 'root'
       $ssl_ca                = '/etc/mysql/cacert.pem'
       $ssl_cert              = '/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem'
       $ssl_key               = '/etc/mysql/server-key.pem'
     }
 
     'Debian': {
       $basedir              = '/usr'
       $datadir              = '/var/lib/mysql'
       $service_name         = 'mysql'
       $client_package_name  = 'mysql-client'
       $server_package_name  = 'mysql-server'
       $socket               = '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
       $pidfile              = '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid'
       $config_file          = '/etc/mysql/my.cnf'
       $log_error            = '/var/log/mysql/error.log'
       $ruby_package_name    = 'libmysql-ruby'
       $python_package_name  = 'python-mysqldb'
+      $php_package_name     = 'php5-mysql'
       $java_package_name    = 'libmysql-java'
       $root_group           = 'root'
       $ssl_ca               = '/etc/mysql/cacert.pem'
       $ssl_cert             = '/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem'
       $ssl_key              = '/etc/mysql/server-key.pem'
     }
 
     'FreeBSD': {
       $basedir               = '/usr/local'
       $datadir               = '/var/db/mysql'
       $service_name          = 'mysql-server'
       $client_package_name   = 'databases/mysql55-client'
       $server_package_name   = 'databases/mysql55-server'
       $socket                = '/tmp/mysql.sock'
       $pidfile               = '/var/db/mysql/mysql.pid'
       $config_file           = '/var/db/mysql/my.cnf'
       $log_error             = "/var/db/mysql/${::hostname}.err"
       $ruby_package_name     = 'ruby-mysql'
       $ruby_package_provider = 'gem'
       $python_package_name   = 'databases/py-MySQLdb'
+      $php_package_name      = 'php5-mysql'
       $java_package_name     = 'databases/mysql-connector-java'
       $root_group            = 'wheel'
       $ssl_ca                = undef
       $ssl_cert              = undef
       $ssl_key               = undef
     }
 
     default: {
       case $::operatingsystem {
         'Amazon': {
           $basedir               = '/usr'
           $datadir               = '/var/lib/mysql'
           $service_name          = 'mysqld'
           $client_package_name   = 'mysql'
           $server_package_name   = 'mysql-server'
           $socket                = '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'
           $config_file           = '/etc/my.cnf'
           $log_error             = '/var/log/mysqld.log'
           $ruby_package_name     = 'ruby-mysql'
           $ruby_package_provider = 'gem'
           $python_package_name   = 'MySQL-python'
+          $php_package_name      = 'php-mysql'
           $java_package_name     = 'mysql-connector-java'
           $root_group            = 'root'
           $ssl_ca                = '/etc/mysql/cacert.pem'
           $ssl_cert              = '/etc/mysql/server-cert.pem'
           $ssl_key               = '/etc/mysql/server-key.pem'
         }
 
         default: {
           fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operatingsystem: ${::operatingsystem}, module ${module_name} only support osfamily RedHat, Debian, and FreeBSD, or operatingsystem Amazon")
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/php.pp b/manifests/php.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e5aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/php.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Class: mysql::php
+#
+# This class installs the php libs for mysql.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#   [*ensure*]   - ensure state for package.
+#                  can be specified as version.
+#   [*packagee*] - name of package
+#
+class mysql::php(
+  $package_name   = $mysql::params::php_package_name,
+  $package_ensure = 'present'
+) inherits mysql::params {
+
+  package { 'php-mysql':
+    ensure => $package_ensure,
+    name   => $package_name,
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/mysql_php_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mysql_php_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..784ae84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/mysql_php_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'mysql::php' do
+
+  describe 'on a debian based os' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'Debian'}
+    end
+    it { should contain_package('php-mysql').with(
+      :name   => 'php5-mysql',
+      :ensure => 'present'
+    )}
+  end
+
+  describe 'on a freebsd based os' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'FreeBSD'}
+    end
+    it { should contain_package('php-mysql').with(
+      :name   => 'php5-mysql',
+      :ensure => 'present'
+    )}
+  end
+
+  describe 'on a redhat based os' do
+    let :facts do
+      {:osfamily => 'Redhat'}
+    end
+    it { should contain_package('php-mysql').with(
+      :name   => 'php-mysql',
+      :ensure => 'present'
+    )}
+    describe 'when parameters are supplied' do
+      let :params do
+        {:package_ensure => 'latest', :package_name => 'php53-mysql'}
+      end
+      it { should contain_package('php-mysql').with(
+        :name   => 'php53-mysql',
+        :ensure => 'latest'
+      )}
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'on any other os' do
+    let :facts do
+      {:osfamily => 'foo'}
+    end
+
+    it 'should fail' do
+      expect { subject }.to raise_error(/Unsupported osfamily: foo/)
+    end
+  end
+
+end