Weird PHP Version Issue

Do you need to upgrade PHP, or MySQL for //www.milwaukee-business-lawyer.com/?

I realized I had to update my PHP version with my server from 4 to 5. I did that

…I ask because your error message is for MySQL, rather than PHP.

You cannot update because WordPress 3.2.1 requires MySQL version 5.0 or higher. You are running version 4.0.27.

That is a keen observation. I went back and looked at the “mysql” administration and it seems that I do have SQL 5.0 for https://www.SecuritiesFraudLawyer.com but 4.0 for https://www.Milwaukee-Business-Lawyer.com

Sometimes it takes a second set of eyes to see the problem. Thanks for pointing it out. I suppose I will contact my web host, 1and1.com and see what they have to say, unless anyone has any suggestions as to how I upgrade the SQL.

Thanks,

errr I meant https://www.WisconsinSecuritiesFraud.com has SQL of 5.0, can’t even keep track of the proper name of my website…

Hi, answered this in another thread, but try going into your word press directory on FTP and find the file named “version.php” in the directory “wp-includes”. Open that file, and about line 42 or so, you should see something like this:

“$required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’;”

Just change the 5 to a 4 and upload changes. Your Word Press website will work and allow upgrades now. There is no need to upgrade your MySQL. That’s a very bad idea because it may break other things running off MySQL databases that are not word press, and shared hosting accounts won’t let you do that anyways, generally.

No! For a start, you should never, ever, edit WordPress core files. And secondly, WordPress 3.2 and above requires PHP 5.2.4 or above. End of story. Changing the version check will not alter this. If anyone goes ahead with this, it won’t be a case of “if your site collapses…”. It will be “when your site collapses… don’t come running here for help”.