Answer by aldemarcalazans for WordPress 4.8.1 uses mysql_connect which...
Are you using Xamppp 7.x for Windows? It happened to me when I upgraded my Xampp 5.6 to Xampp 7.1. Inspecting the configuration file C:\Xampp\php\php.ini, I noticed a lot of errors involving the name...
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What you should do to solve this problem, is to edit your php.ini file. run where is php.ini I found mine at: /etc/php/php.ini (although I don't know what OS you are running simple find yours) Look for...
View ArticleAnswer by birgire for WordPress 4.8.1 uses mysql_connect which doesn't work...
In addition to @MarkKaplun answer, I post some code from the wpdb class: Here's how the wpdb::use_mysqli is determined: It's initalized with: /** * Whether to use mysqli over mysql. * * @since 3.9.0 *...
View ArticleAnswer by Mark Kaplun for WordPress 4.8.1 uses mysql_connect which doesn't...
This sounds like you do not have mysqli installed and/or enabled on your server. IIRC mysqli was added to php in version 5.5, and the older mysql extension had been deprecated and fully retired since...
View ArticleWordPress 4.8.1 uses mysql_connect which doesn't work with PHP 7
I just upgraded to PHP 7 only to find that WordPress 4.8.1 (latest version) still uses mysql_connect in the wp-db.php module, but mysql_connect has been deprecated. The following code is taken from...
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