Problem with mysql 5.6

  • The latest version of mysql (5.6) instals mysqlnd, the native driver, which includes mysqli. Quote from php.net: “On Windows, for PHP versions 5.3 and newer, the mysqli extension is enabled and uses the MySQL Native Driver by default. This means you don’t need to worry about configuring access to libmysql.dll.“

    Installing this plug in by the optional route of putting db.php into wp-content does not obviate the error messages created by wordpress using old database instructions e.g. mysql_connect().

    I would be grateful for any suggestions for a work-around. Thanks for your help

    System: MySQL 5.6.19 using mysqlnd 5.0.11, php 5.5.13, OS Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit, apache 2.4.9 (WIN64)

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  • Thread Starter 99bassman

    (@99bassman)

    Apologies to the author of this plug-in – the above report is incorrect. The original request was because apache displayed an error in line 1147 of wp-db.php, advising that mysql_connect() was an undefined function. The inference was that mysql was unsupported and required this mysqli plug-in. The real problem was that if a syntactic error exists in php.ini (unreported in my research), the file reverts to defaults and, as a result, mysqli was never installed. When the php.ini syntax was corrected (discovered by >php –ini at the windows command line), all requested dll’s were loaded. The latest use of mysqlnd in php means that mysql is recognised in addition to mysqli, so for my site, this plug-in seems not to be required.

    Once again, apologies to the author and for any inconvenience to other users

    In future I would recommend that you try posting in the plugin’s dedicated forum before posting a review. ??

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