Where did you see that you need mysqli?
All you need is a standard mysql db.
Once the plugin is installed when you run the compatibility check it tells you that you need a standard version of mysql. Then goes on to further explain that if the check has come back with the proper mysql version, but still failed, then you need to ensure you have the mysqli plugin installed
Ahhh, okay. Yes, it is a mysqli extension. The driver is supposed to be included with PHP versions after 5.3.0, so it is probably already included in most shared hosting environments.
If you haven’t seen this already, you can find more information about installing it here:
http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.installation.php
I’ve spent the last two days trying to figure out how to get my environment to run with the extension. At the moment its simply not feasible for me to install this plugin. Thats why I was asking about a version of this that ran without mysqli.
I’ve already read all the documentation, and tried all the various steps. At the moment there are forces beyond my control preventing me from incorporating mysqli into my environment.
What version PHP are you running?
Cory, may be able to offer you a solution, but as far as I know, this extension is now a standard part of PHP, and his plugin cannot install WordPress without this extension.
Currently my issue is the the cPanel installation i’m using compiles php by default with this extension disabled. So its out of my hands at the moment.
After checking i’m running 5.3.23, but as I said, cPanel is not compiling PHP with this enabled, since its defaulted to off.
Are there any other WordPress installations running on the server?
Several, pry in the order of 20 – 40 different instances.
Are you up to attempting to install into the new location manually?
PHP is deprecating the original mysql functions.
see: http://news.php.net/php.internals/53799
The other two options are mysqli and pdo_mysql. We hope in future version to include pdo_mysql. If I had the time and man-power I would have also created a complete ORM to support every version under the sun. But for now it supports 95% of most installs…
The mysqli extension is pretty common and most hosts should be able to enable this feature. I have worked with several hosts that have realized they were actually behind the curve by not having it enabled, and have enabled it across there entire infrastructure… This should be a really easy thing for the system admins to enable…
Hey Xenology,
If you would like to try and work through this issue, go ahead and submit a support ticket to: support.lifeinthegrid.com
This is how I prioritize the requests as they come in. I receive several support tickets a day and I like to work on them in the order and priority they come in, this way the support is far to everyone asking for additional help.
Right now the ticket load is relatively low at the moment and I should be able to work with you over the next few days. My time is just as valuable as the next guy and keeping requests in a proper workflow system lets me maximize my time, as I am giving it away for free…
This is the easiest way to keep track of dialog and this is the same thing I ask from everyone who sends a direct email.
Cheers~
