install.php – missing MySQL

  • dmac1144

    (@dmac1144)


    16 years ago

    Hi there,

    I hope someone can help me. My mind has dissolved into a bubbling mess….

    I can’t seem to get this wordpress thing of the ground at all.
    When I run the install.php from my web browser I get the message “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.”

    I honestly have no idea what this means and I can’t find anything about it that makes sense to me.

    Please help.

    Dave
    http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com – currently down… funny that.

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  • Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    WordPress.org Admin

    16 years ago

    “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.”

    I honestly have no idea what this means

    Really? I think that the message is pretty straightforward, actually. Your PHP installation does not have the MySQL extension installed or activated. WordPress needs that extension to work. It’s quite a simple message, really.

    You need to talk to your host or whoever runs your webserver and have them fix it. If you run your own webserver, then you should already know this, but I’ll tell you anyway. Open the PHP.INI file, find the mysql line, remove the # from the front of that line to enable the mysql extension.

    kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    16 years ago

    Edited –

    Also see http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page. You need to read this.

    Thread Starter dmac1144

    (@dmac1144)

    16 years ago

    Okay guys thanks for the info. I’ll see what can be done..

    Honestly, you’d be surprised what does and what does not make sense when you don’t have any knowledge on the subject.

    Thread Starter dmac1144

    (@dmac1144)

    16 years ago

    Yip, looks like this one was entirely my fault.
    When I ordered my new hosting account from Webfusion I ordered the wrong one. It came with Microsoft SLQ database capability but not MySLQ…. whoopsy.

    I’m now cancelling and re-ordering the proper hosting package.

    Thanks again for the help guys,
    Dave

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