Title: PHP error
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# PHP error

 *  [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/)
 * (@worddug)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/)
 * Hi
 * I am seeing the below PHP 7 error in my log can you confirm if this can be ignored
   or will be looked at in a future update?
 * Thanks
 *  104 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
 * FILE: /wp-content/plugins/extended-categories-widget/2.8/class/avh-ec.category-
   group.php
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/extended-categories-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/extended-categories-widget/)

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 *  Thread Starter [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/)
 * (@worddug)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8865914)
 * Hi
 * Still looking for an answer to the above before I upgrade to php 7. Is this something
   that can be ignored?
 * Thanks
 *  [Steve Borsch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sborsch/)
 * (@sborsch)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8913756)
 * I have exactly the same question as you, WordDug. While it is just an error and
   not a *fatal* error, it will be fatal at some point since it’s deprecated.
 *  Thread Starter [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/)
 * (@worddug)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8914602)
 * The plugin author advised he will take a look at PHP 7 compatibility over the
   next few weeks so hopefully will be able to resolve this error.
 * Thanks
 *  [Robert Seyfriedsberger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harmr/)
 * (@harmr)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8926172)
 * Hi,
 * the fix for PHP7 should actually be quite easy to apply – just open
    `wp-content/
   plugins/extended-categories-widget/2.8/class/avh-ec.category-group.php` and replace`
   mysql_get_server_info()` with `mysqli_get_server_info()` – afterwards no more
   warnings by “PHP Compatibility Checker” plugin should be displayed. best,
 * Robert
 *  Thread Starter [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/)
 * (@worddug)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8932323)
 * Thanks [@harmr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harmr/)
 * I will see about updating the plugin manually if its that easy and hopefully 
   the author will make the change in an update soon.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/).
 *  Thread Starter [WordDug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worddug/)
 * (@worddug)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-8992120)
 * I tried to make this change on a staging site but when I updated the file it 
   deleted all my widgets I had set up.
 * So I didn’t go ahead on the live site
 * Is this expected?
 *  [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsl225/)
 * (@dsl225)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-9068263)
 * Same problem here.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-201/#post-9068263)
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