Installing the mysql extension on php7.0 in Debian Stretch

[Cirno_Scarlet]

Hi,

I’m having trouble using a legacy forum software script that uses the mysql extension in the installer (although mysqli is used elsewhere thanks to recent updates).

I have php-7.0 installed on Debian 9 Stretch on a VPS, however the mysql extension is missing as it was deprecated in 5.5 and removed in 7.0…

Could anyone help me get mysql working on php7? Thanks ^^

[veeg]

Hello

Hopefully some of our members will chime in soon.

@Rustys @phillpower2

[jmarket]

Hi there @Cirno Scarlet

I used to run Debian, but PHP 7 deprecated MySQL and uses MySQLi now. You will be unable to run MySQL. I personally prefer MariaDB

[Cirno_Scarlet]

Oh okay. I figured my script actually had a mysqli implementation in the installer anyway, just it wasn’t properly enabled.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[veeg]

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