Title: Same old devil – PHP missing the MySQL Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Same old devil – PHP missing the MySQL * [Mark Kehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mak/) * (@mak) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/) * Greetings again. * First of all let me assure you I did in fact do a thorough search in this support community for this problem. I also did a few google searches. I have tried many suggestions and to no avail; I still get this error message. * “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.” * My setup is as follows: * Apache 2.0.52 * MySQL 5.0.17 MySQL Administrator 1.1.6 MySQL Query Browser 1.1.18 * PHP 5.1.1 phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 pl2 * This is on Win XP and is therefore my WAMP in use. == * Everything is installed properly as far as I know. I can start/stop the MySQL server. I can access and create the databases via the MySQL Admin panel, I can even do so via the phpMyAdmin. Both of these show me that the wordpress database exists and all is well, permissions and all. * The PHP obviously works because I have my webserver working that uses PHP and HTML. phpMyAdmin also works, so that in itself should prove that much. * So Apache works. MySQL works, and PHP is fine too. So what is causing my problem here? I even take extra measure to restart the apache server and sometimes the mysql server just to accept the changes if need be. * My config.inc.php file seems to be correctly set. My wp-config.php is all set with correct info also. * My php.ini file has: extension=php_mbstring.dll and extension=php_mysqli.dll uncommented. I also have a copy of the libmysql.dll in my C:\WINDOWS which was required to remove an error I once had in phpMyAdmin. I have my environmental variable PATH set to my php install directory. C:\WINDOWS also has an exact copy of the php.ini file too. * Per a couple of suggestions of copying php.ini files in couple places, or uncommenting the extension=php_mssql.dll in the php.ini file, and even adding code to the wp-settings.php — none of these worked for me. Adding that code only gave me another error along the lines of dl() function not allowed in multithreaded database configs…something like that. So I had to remove that code. * Keep in mind I am using the MySQL 5x now so that means (from what I read) that I have to use the mysqli extension. I even tried changing the IF…DIE statement in wp-settings.php to say mysqli instead of mysql, but all I get then is no error message but a blank page instead. * === Anyhow I did all of this myself (set up the server from scratch), via website help and forum support suggestions and little by little im getting there. I defeat one monster just to meet another. * Can anyone help with this current error I have? * Much appreciated. Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304899) * I am afraid you [missed this](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/53208/page/4?replies=103#post-292941) * Thread Starter [Mark Kehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mak/) * (@mak) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304905) * Moshu Hi there, * Are you referring to your comment about my asking for server help? If so i didn’t miss that. * This post is about the error message — * “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.” * This has been posted quite a few times without you making that remark. My server is set up, im not asking how to set it up, I’m asking how to solve this error message I get when trying to install WordPress via the install.php file. * This post only got lengthy because I was trying to give as much information as possible, and yes in doing so it sound as if it was about server setup. * This question of mine is well within the scope of this Support forum for INSTALLATION. * If I missed something else you were trying to point out, could you direct me to exact message you wanted me to see please? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304908) * Maybe I wasn’t around all the time 🙂 The error, however, doesn’t refer to anything WP related. It says that on your server PHP is missing MySQL. Which means: you don’t know how to set up your server, which means I am right to refer you to other places. * Thread Starter [Mark Kehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mak/) * (@mak) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304911) * /sighs * Again Moshu, that question regarding the error has been posted numerous times HERE, in this community, and this section of the support area. * I’m just trying to solve this is all. If someone is willing to help and has a solution that may work in my instance why not let it be. * I’ve spent hours searching threads here and via google and nada seems to work. * And sorry but all systems go shows my server is infact set up right. Just a little tweak is needed for WP 2x. /shrug this is just the best place to come for help I feel. Sorry to be such a bother to you. * =( * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304916) * [http://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Awordpress.org%2Fsupport+Your+PHP+installation+appears+to+be+missing+the+MySQL+which+is+required+for+WordPress&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official](http://www.google.ca/search?q=site%3Awordpress.org%2Fsupport+Your+PHP+installation+appears+to+be+missing+the+MySQL+which+is+required+for+WordPress&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) * Thread Starter [Mark Kehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mak/) * (@mak) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304947) * Moshu. * I just got it to work. I removed the code * if ( !extension_loaded(‘mysql’) ) die( ‘Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.’ );` * from the wp-settings.php file and it worked. * So on frustration and hours of my life lost on this, the fact that the problem was code found in a WordPress php file (not a php5 file, not a mysql file, or an apache file but a WP file) =) I will /stomp my foot and say that “yes it was a Wp issue” since it was WP code that knocked hours off my life. * So /thbbbt to your remark “i don’t know how to set up a server and this wasn’t a WP issue…” * cheers! rofl * …onto the next problem I go * just be happy for me I hope =) I am. Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Same old devil – PHP missing the MySQL’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/) * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Mark Kehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mak/) * Last activity: [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-old-devil-php-missing-the-mysql/#post-304947) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics