Php - Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress

Question

How do I fix the error below?

Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.

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Answer 1

This MySQL library worked for me:

sudo apt-get install php5-mysqlnd-ms

Answer 2

If people are using shared Linux hosting with cPanel (Godaddy, Reseller club, Hostgator or any Shared Hosting), try the following:

Under Software and Services tab -> Select PHP Version -> PHP Selectors | Extentions

Tick all MySQL related extensions, save it and you are done. Please check the attached image.

Answer 3

If you have Wordfence plugin installed I found commenting out the suPHP_ConfigPath lines in the .htaccess file brought the website back to life:

# Wordfence WAF
#<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
#   suPHP_ConfigPath '/home/a1614947/public_html'
#</IfModule>

I've reported this to Wordfence too.

Answer 4

Check the

extension_dir =

remove it if it is there. that should fix the problem.

Answer 5

in the end i found a solution First, make sure MySQL server is running. Type the following command at a shell prompt:

/etc/init.d/mysql status

If MySQL is not running, enter:

/etc/init.d/mysql start

If MySQL is not installed, type the following command to install MySQL server:

apt-get install mysql-server

Make sure MySQL module for php5 is installed:

dpkg --list | grep php5-mysql

To install php5-mysql module enter:

apt-get install php5-mysql

Next, restart the Apache2 web server:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Answer 6

In my case, using CPanel PHP selector and selecting the mysqli and mysqlnd worked. Ensure to save and recheck once