your php installation appears to be missing the mysql extension which is require

  • Hi guys,

    I am trying to develop locally. I have Mamp set up on a Mac and I am loading an old website to get an idea of how it looks without having to buy hosting.

    I have no problem accessing 2 other websites (one of which loads fine in WordPress) but cannot get this other site to load. It has the above error.

    your php installation appears to be missing the mysql extension which is required by wordpress

    I have tried several forums but the information there seems to be geared towards PC and Linux.

    I have tried installing the WP MySQLi plugin to patch this problem but I still get the above error.

    I am using:

    MAC: OS x el Capitan version 10.11.1
    WordPress: 4.5.3
    MAMP: Version 3.5.2 (3.5.2)
    PHP: 5.6.10

    I have found numerous php.ini files in the website WP-content folder i am trying to load. All related to different versions. I presume if any editing is to be made it is in the PHP folder relative to the version I am using on the MAMP Server?

    I have tried editing these removing “extension dir=” files etc but this also has not solved the issue.

    I have located all websites in a “site” folder. Am I limited to loading one WordPress website, perhaps this is the reason for the error?

    Confused!

    Thanks

    Shane

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  • To me it seems likely that this is being caused by either your theme or a plugin. Are any of these distinct to this website as against ones which do work ?

    You can force a plugins or theme out of use by renaming their directory. What happens when you do this ? If you can identify which one is causing the problem then hunting down an update will be the next step.

    I suspect that what has happened here is that the WordPress core has changed from using the mysql to mysqli technique, and not everyone’s themes and plugins have kept up.

    any update about the Issue i am also facing the same issue i am using PHP7 and mysql5.x

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