I am trying to install WordPress on localhost on Windows 10 for testing before upload it to my hosting service. I first tried to use XAMPP to install everything, but had to remove it. Then, I installed Apache 2.4, MySQL 8, and PHP 7.4 individually.<\/p>\n
When I tried to run install.php I get the following message:
\n“There has been a critical error on this website.”<\/p>\n
After investigation, it seems like wp-db.php is using mysql_connect() instead of the newer mysqli extensions.<\/p>\n
Apache indicates that the proper modules are installed, including php7_module.<\/p>\n
Here’s where the install.php seems to bomb:<\/p>\n
Stack trace:\n#0 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-includes\\wp-db.php(724): wpdb->db_connect()\n#1 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-includes\\load.php(561): wpdb->__construct('deleted', 'deleted', 'wptest', 'localhost')\n#2 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-settings.php(124): require_wp_db()\n#3 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-config.php(101): require_once('C:\\\\Apache24\\\\htd...')\n#4 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-load.php(50): require_once('C:\\\\Apache24\\\\htd...')\n#5 C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-admin\\install.php(36): require_once('C:\\\\Apache24\\\\htd...')\n#6 {main}\n thrown in C:\\Apache24\\htdocs\\wptest\\wp-includes\\wp-db.php on line 1785<\/code><\/pre>\n\/\/\/<\/p>\n
I have installed WordPress 5.9, which should have the proper extensions, or so I believe. Regardless, it seems like my installation wants to use mysql_connect() instead of mysqli .<\/p>\n
Anyway, I am totally new to WordPress, and so it could be something quite simple. But regardless, I am stumped.<\/p>\n
Any help would be appreciated.<\/p>\n
Bob Frankenhoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-15450724","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-install-php","topic-tag-php74"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/15450724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/15450724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15450724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}