Title: Not compatible
Last modified: September 2, 2016

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# Not compatible

 *  [wjroes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wjroes/)
 * (@wjroes)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/)
 * Hello Antonie,
 * I don’t think the plugin is fully compatible. Specifically you are using mysql_real_escape_string
   which is deprecated and not the WP way of escaping params. I have updated db.
   php to use esc_sql() instead, which makes it work with recent versions of mysql
   again.
 * Willem

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 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850701)
 * Hello Willem,
 * Not compatible with what?
 * mysql_real_escape_string() does the same as esc_sql() in a manner.
    We have changed
   this out now though.
 *  Thread Starter [wjroes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wjroes/)
 * (@wjroes)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850702)
 * Wow, okay, didn’t see this one coming from a developer, but please see this [http://make.wordpress.org/core/2014/04/07/mysql-in-wordpress-3-9/](http://make.wordpress.org/core/2014/04/07/mysql-in-wordpress-3-9/)(
   especially regarding use of PHP5.5), this [http://php.net/mysql_real_escape_string](http://php.net/mysql_real_escape_string)
   and this [http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.overview.php](http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.overview.php)
   regarding use of mysql versus mysqli
 * And finally, there is a reason WordPress uses abstraction functions for low(er)
   level PHP calls.
 * Thanks for creating this plugin nonetheless!
 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850703)
 * Thanks for your response.
 * We have just released version 1.4.2 with `mysql_real_escape_string()` switched
   out with `esc_sql()` accordingly.
 * Please update, let me know if it is okay and consider to give a better rating
   if you are happy with it. We work very hard to maintain this plugin and give 
   it away for free and then we just get bad ratings for some reason.
 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850708)
 * Have you tried the new version with esc_sql()?
 *  Thread Starter [wjroes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wjroes/)
 * (@wjroes)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850709)
 * Hi Antonie,
 * Yes, I did and obviously it works fine now. I will rate the plugin once I have
   had the opportunity to use it a bit more. Thanks.
 * Just one more remark, please change the instructions to not say `To hardcode 
   into any PHP file of your WordPress theme, simply use <?php if (function_exists('
   slideshow')) { slideshow($output = true, $post_id = false, $gallery_id = false,
   $params = array()); } ?>` since people will just copy-and-paste this and it will
   not work.
    Come to think of it, it might work, but it would be awful coding to
   do variable assignments in a function call.
 * Willem
 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-compatible-8/#post-7850712)
 * Thank you for your response.
 * Yes, it will work with the variable assignment in the parameters of the function
   call. Either way, we will improve those instructions, thank you for the suggestion.
 * Enjoy the new version and let us know if you need assistance.

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