Title: PHP Installation Missing MYSQL Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # PHP Installation Missing MYSQL * [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/) * I cannot post the URL to the site because I am using Instant WordPress and it is not public access. * I am not able to access WordPress Dashboard it indicates: Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. * Can someone kindly help me? I am new at this and don’t know what to do. * Thank you. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 31 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402188) * Which web development server are you using (e.g WAMP)? * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402192) * I am not sure I know that everything is done through Instant WordPress. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402193) * Where did you get “Instant WordPress” from? * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402196) * Downloaded it from [http://www.instantwp.com/](http://www.instantwp.com/) and spoke with the developer Seamus. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402198) * We can only advise you contact them, I don’t think they are associated with WordPress(. org) nor their “Instant WordPress” product. * _[http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum\_Welcome#Commercial\_Products](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)_ * Here’s their documentation: [http://www.instantwp.com/documentation/](http://www.instantwp.com/documentation/) and contact form: [http://www.instantwp.com/install-wordpress-locally/contact/](http://www.instantwp.com/install-wordpress-locally/contact/) * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402201) * I know they are not associated with WordPress but with millions of people using it and people like yourself, volunteering, I thought that someone might have an idea on how to fix the problem with PHP and MYSQL. * Thank you so much for your help. * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402207) * Can someone else that knows how to fix problems with PHP installation missing MYSQL please help me? * Thank you. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402210) * It’s still a third-party product – so we have no way to support it here. What did the developer tell you? What OS are you trying to use it on? * Have you gotten WP running at all? * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402229) * Thank you WPyogi, he said that something changed and told me to download it again but doing so gives me a fresh start and I am not able to get back to the site I created. * I didn’t change anything but the developer has a new version so perhaps something went wrong, not sure. * I am using Windows Vista. The browser is Internet Explorer. * No WP is not running at all and I am worried, it has been several days not woring. * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402233) * Instant WordPress is an easier way to install WordPress, after signing in, it goes directly to WordPress Dashboard. * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402237) * From research there could be a problem in php.ini but I do not know how to fix that. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402238) * Yes, I know what it is – but have not used it at all – I’m a Mac user. * > but doing so gives me a fresh start and I am not able to get back to the site > I created. * So is the new version working? If not, I’m not sure that anyone here can help you with it. * You could use another way of running WP locally. * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402244) * Okay, the new version worked when I first downloaded it but it is doing the same thing as the older version, PHP installation missing MYSQL. * Can you please tell me another way of running WP locally. I would greatly appreciate it. * Thank you. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402246) * Sure, that I can do :). See: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer) * Basically you need to set up a server environment and then install WP. The most widely used methods are WAMP and XXAMP * [http://www.wampserver.com/en/](http://www.wampserver.com/en/) * [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) * Thread Starter [sjgarbutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sjgarbutt/) * (@sjgarbutt) * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/#post-4402250) * How could I get everything I did under Instant WP? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 31 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘PHP Installation Missing MYSQL’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/) * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 31 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/) * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-installation-missing-mysql-1/page/3/#post-4402430) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics