Title: can not install
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# can not install

 *  [giants2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giants2001/)
 * (@giants2001)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/)
 * I have set up the config file and changed the appropriate data. However when 
   I try to install wordpress, i always get the message “Your PHP installation appears
   to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.” Did I miss something?

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 *  [Nicki Faulk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitallica/)
 * (@nitallica)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/#post-440616)
 * One of the things required to install WordPress is access to a MySQL database.
   I’m assuming you have this?
 * The reason I ask is that a few webhosts are restrictive when it comes to database
   access and may require a special login/pass or other provisions.
 *  Thread Starter [giants2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giants2001/)
 * (@giants2001)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/#post-440618)
 * I just found a post about using GoDaddy as my webhost. I think the problem lies
   with them. I will call and have them switch my server from windows to Linux. 
   Do you think that will help?
 *  [Nicki Faulk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitallica/)
 * (@nitallica)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/#post-440628)
 * Aaah, that would be my next suggestion then. 🙂 They will be able to help you
   suss out the connection problem between the WordPress software and your database
   on their servers. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [giants2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giants2001/)
 * (@giants2001)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/#post-440631)
 * THIS WORKED GREAT — FOUND IT FROM ANOTHER POST
 * Super-Fantastic!!
    I had this problem as well. I see ThomasHigginbotham’s advise
   to comment out the two lines. Worked like a charm!! Oh but for some odd reason
   lines #53 and #54 are not the same as ThomasHigginbotham’s. So for future reference
   here are the two lines to reference out. if ( !extension_loaded(‘mysql’) ) die(‘
   Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.’);

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 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [giants2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giants2001/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-not-install/#post-440631)
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