Title: PHP cli Version & MySQLi support
Last modified: April 21, 2024

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# PHP cli Version & MySQLi support

 *  Resolved [Slavek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackoneill/)
 * (@jackoneill)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/)
 * Hi, I’m getting these errors:
    - Error PHP cli Version: (Your PHP cli version is not compatible with the [Matomo requirements](https://matomo.org/faq/on-premise/matomo-requirements/).
      Please upgrade your PHP cli version, otherwise, you might have some archiving
      errors)
    - Error MySQLi support: missing (Your PHP cli does not load the MySQLi extension.
      You might have archiving problems in Matomo but also others problems in your
      WordPress cron tasks. You should enable this extension)
 * I asked my webhosting support but they only told me to upgrade PHP version. Currently,
   I use 8.1.27, and you state the minimum is 8, so I’m not sure if that could be
   the problem.
 * Any suggestions? And do these errors cause any issues with analytics?

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 *  Plugin Support [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/)
 * (@dizzyatinnocraft)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/#post-17701982)
 * Hi [@jackoneill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackoneill/), your webserver
   probably has multiple PHP versions installed, and the PHP cli executable that
   Matomo is detecting is the incorrect one. This error shouldn’t cause issues with
   analytics data, Matomo will still be able to track data and generate reports.
   It may only be an issue if your website has a significant amount of traffic.
 * If you want to fix the error, you can ask your hosting provider “What is the 
   path to the PHP CLI executable for PHP version 8.1.27?”, then take the result
   and use it as the `php_binary_path` value in this FAQ: [https://matomo.org/faq/how-to-solve-the-error-message-your-php-cli-version-is-not-compatible-with-the-matomo-requirements/](https://matomo.org/faq/how-to-solve-the-error-message-your-php-cli-version-is-not-compatible-with-the-matomo-requirements/).
   If your hosting provider gave you the correct value, it should resolve the error.
 *  Plugin Support [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/)
 * (@dizzyatinnocraft)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/#post-17715581)
 * Hi [@jackoneill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackoneill/), were you able
   to resolve this issue? Do you need more help?
 *  Plugin Support [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/)
 * (@dizzyatinnocraft)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/#post-17717601)
 * Marking this as resolved due to a lack of response. If you have further questions
   or need more help, please don’t hesitate to ask.
 *  Plugin Support [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/)
 * (@dizzyatinnocraft)
 * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/#post-17717604)
 * Forgot to check the box.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/).

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 * Last reply from: [dizzyatinnocraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dizzyatinnocraft/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-cli-version-mysqli-support/#post-17717604)
 * Status: resolved