Title: php 7.2 compatibility issues
Last modified: June 26, 2019

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# php 7.2 compatibility issues

 *  [homebrewfinds](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homebrewfinds/)
 * (@homebrewfinds)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-issues-2/)
 * I need an updated version of php for another plugin I use. In preparation for
   that I ran the php compatibility checker. I receive two errors for permalink 
   finder…
 *  625 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0; Use mysqli instead
    685 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since
   PHP 5.5 and removed since PHP 7.0; Use mysqli instead
 * Any ideas? Thanks for any help you can offer.

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 *  Plugin Author [Keith P. Graham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kpgraham/)
 * (@kpgraham)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-issues-2/#post-11675785)
 * It’s time. I will get to it right away.
 * Keith
 *  Thread Starter [homebrewfinds](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homebrewfinds/)
 * (@homebrewfinds)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-issues-2/#post-11675803)
 * Awesome… Thank you Keith!!
 *  Plugin Author [Keith P. Graham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kpgraham/)
 * (@kpgraham)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-issues-2/#post-11675856)
 * Hey, it was already fixed.
    There used to be a method called mysql_escape. I 
   wrote my own version when I converted over to mysqli and named it mysql_escape_mimic.
   Your compatibility tester was lazy and just looked for the mysql_ string in the
   code. I renamed the function so that the tester will ignore it. You can install
   the old version safely. I am updating the WordPress version to have the renamed
   function so it should show up in your updates as soon as I test it.
 * Keith

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 * Last reply from: [Keith P. Graham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kpgraham/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-issues-2/#post-11675856)
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