Title: MySQL extension missing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# MySQL extension missing

 *  Resolved [achilleTalon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/achilletalon/)
 * (@achilletalon)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-extension-missing-2/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m getting this error message when trying to install wp3 beta2 on a win 7 x64/
   php5.2 / apache2.15 / mysql5.1 box
 * > Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required
   > by WordPress
 * [http://wp3beta.local/wp-admin/install.php](http://wp3beta.local/wp-admin/install.php).
   The DB is created and wp-config.php fields seem OK
 * It should work as I already use mysql with Drupal on the same machine.
    Here 
   is the phpinfo part:
 *     ```
       mysqli
       MysqlI Support	enabled
       Client API library version 	5.0.51a
       Client API header version 	5.0.51a
       MYSQLI_SOCKET 	/tmp/mysql.sock
       ```
   
 * Did I forget something?
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-extension-missing-2/#post-1505250)
 * You did: the mysql PHP extension. It’s different from the mysql**i** extension.
 * Once you’ve got it added you should be good to go.
 *  Thread Starter [achilleTalon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/achilletalon/)
 * (@achilletalon)
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-extension-missing-2/#post-1505251)
 * Thanks jdembowski, It works now.
    However, shouldn’t wordpress be compatible 
   with mysqli?
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-extension-missing-2/#post-1505268)
 * Don’t know if it should be, do know that it isn’t… I’m not savvy on what the 
   differences are, so I’m not aware of what the issue is.

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

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-extension-missing-2/#post-1505268)
 * Status: resolved

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