Title: WP REST API Plugin support for PHP 7
Last modified: July 13, 2017

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# WP REST API Plugin support for PHP 7

 *  Resolved [toddlevy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toddlevy/)
 * (@toddlevy)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-rest-api-plugin-support-for-php-7/)
 * Hello –
 * Hoping to use this plugin on a PHP 7 site.
 * However, the WPEngine [PHP Compatibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/)
   Checker plugin and it’s showing the errors below.
 * Questions are basically if / when this code may be updated for PHP 7 compatibility?
 * Else, is this perhaps a “false positive” that won’t create issues?
 * Thank you for any information,
    TL
 * —————————–
 * FILE: /wp-content/plugins/rest-api/extras.php
 * 150 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
 * FILE: /wp-content/plugins/rest-api/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.
   php
 * 588 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
    589 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated
   since PHP 5.5 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
 * FILE: /wp-content/plugins/rest-api/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.
   php
 * 773 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
    782 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated
   since PHP 5.5 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
 * FILE: /wp-content/plugins/rest-api/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-revisions-controller.
   php
 * 285 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated since PHP 5.5 and removed since
   PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
    288 | ERROR | Extension ‘mysql_’ is deprecated
   since PHP 5.5 and removed since PHP 7.0 – use mysqli instead.
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [toddlevy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toddlevy/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Ryan McCue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rmccue/)
 * (@rmccue)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-rest-api-plugin-support-for-php-7/#post-9353557)
 * The WordPress REST API is integrated into WordPress since 4.7, so you no longer
   need this plugin. Additionally, these are all false positives.

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## Tags

 * [php-7](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-7/)
 * [wp rest api](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-rest-api/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ryan McCue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rmccue/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-rest-api-plugin-support-for-php-7/#post-9353557)
 * Status: resolved