PHP 7 mysql_ incompatibility in Press Permit Core

Running the PHP Compatibility Checker on site using Press Permit Core identified 24 PHP 7 compatibility errors similar to this one:

FILE: [...]/press-permit-core/admin/support_pp.php
158 | ERROR | Extension 'mysql_' is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since PHP 7.0 - use mysqli instead.

Please consider revising the database access to use WordPress wrappers or PHP 7 compatible MySQL functions.