phpMyAdmin error - mysqli extension is missing

Question

I'm getting this error:

phpMyAdmin - Error The mysqli extension is missing. 
Please check your PHP configuration. See our documentation for more information.

loaded configuration file: C:\MAMP\conf\php8.3.11\php.ini

in system environment variables, the path is: C:\MAMP\bin\php\php8.3.11

the mysqli extension in the php.ini file is uncommented.

mysqli support is enabled when viewing phpinfo, and it's using the correct version:

 Client API library version : mysqlnd 8.3.11.

One post that I've tried: The mysqli extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration

I've tried reinstalling mamp, changing the system environment variable path, since mamp also has its own installation of php versions, checking to make sure I uncommented the lines. I was expecting something to stick, but not on this device.

I've also checked to make sure that the correct php.ini file is being loaded. Any suggestions on why this isn't working for me? Thanks for reading.