{"id":23059,"date":"2021-04-07T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=23059"},"modified":"2022-12-08T06:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T12:05:24","slug":"how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which Is required by WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-image-33878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"your php installation appears to be missing the mysql extension\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you have received the<strong> &#8220;Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which Is required by WordPress&#8221; error<\/strong>, then this tutorial will be able to help you fix that. This error is triggered when the PHP code in your site is not compatible with the version of PHP your WordPress site is currently using.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>More specifically, this problem is related to the outdated MySQL extension which was removed as of PHP 7.0. In this tutorial, we will help you fix the problem with the <strong>PHP missing MySQL extension<\/strong> error, and help you complete the WordPress installation successfully.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Missing a PHP extension is not something you should be worried about. If you see the following message on your screen when trying to access the WordPress installation via a web browser, then you are one of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-solve-the-most-common-wordpress-errors\/\">WordPress users facing the same error<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The error that you see should look like this:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-33879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-which-is-required-by-wordpress.png\" alt=\"your php installation appears to be missing the mysql extension which is required by wordpress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-which-is-required-by-wordpress.png 656w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-which-is-required-by-wordpress-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/your-php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-which-is-required-by-wordpress-150x53.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ce05b8abe9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ce05b8abe9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#1-Connect-via-SSH-and-check-the-PHP-version\" title=\"1. Connect via SSH and check the PHP version\">1. Connect via SSH and check the PHP version<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#2-Create-Infophp-file\" title=\"2. Create Info.php file\">2. Create Info.php file<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#3-Update-the-required-packages\" title=\"3. Update the required packages\">3. Update the required packages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#4-Restart-the-Web-Server\" title=\"4. Restart the Web Server\">4. Restart the Web Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#5-Update-PHP\" title=\"5. Update PHP\">5. Update PHP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#6-Search-all-the-available-packages-containing-MySQL\" title=\"6. Search all the available packages containing MySQL\">6. Search all the available packages containing MySQL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#7-Restart-Apache\" title=\"7. Restart Apache\">7. Restart Apache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-missing-mysql-extension-error-in-wordpress\/#PHP-Extension-for-MySQL-is-Now-Fixed\" title=\"PHP Extension for MySQL is Now Fixed\">PHP Extension for MySQL is Now Fixed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-connect-via-ssh-and-check-the-php-version\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Connect-via-SSH-and-check-the-PHP-version\"><\/span>1. Connect via SSH and check the PHP version<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To fix the problem, you should have SSH access to the server. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/connect-to-your-linux-vps-via-ssh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connect to your Linux VPS via SSH<\/a> and check the PHP version which is currently in use:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">php -v<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-create-info-php-file\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Create-Infophp-file\"><\/span>2. Create Info.php file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can also check the PHP version by creating a simple <code>info.php<\/code> file in your <code>public_html<\/code> directory with the following content:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">&lt;?php phpinfo(); ?&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you create the file, open your favorite web browser and access the file.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-update-the-required-packages\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Update-the-required-packages\"><\/span>3. Update the required packages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you are running an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ubuntu VPS<\/a> and <code>PHP 7<\/code>, then run the following commands:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get update\r\napt-get install php7.0-mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Installing a later version of PHP and the PHP MySQL extension should help you avoid the &#8220;PHP installation is missing the MySQL extension&#8221; error.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-restart-the-web-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Restart-the-Web-Server\"><\/span>4. Restart the Web Server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Then restart your Apache service for the changes to take effect, or if you are using Nginx + PHP-FPM, then restart the PHP-FPM service.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-update-php\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Update-PHP\"><\/span>5. Update PHP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In case you are running <code>PHP 5<\/code>, run the following commands:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get update\r\napt-get install php-mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Restart the appropriate service for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-33882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-1.jpg\" alt=\"php installation appears to be missing the mysql extension\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-mysql-extension-1-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-search-all-the-available-packages-containing-mysql\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-Search-all-the-available-packages-containing-MySQL\"><\/span>6. Search all the available packages containing MySQL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To search all the available packages containing <code>mysql<\/code>, you can use this command:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-cache search mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, if you are running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/centos-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CentOS VPS<\/a> and you have <code>PHP 7<\/code> installed on the server, then run the following commands to fix the problem:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum update\r\nyum install php70w-mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-restart-apache\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-Restart-Apache\"><\/span>7. Restart Apache<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Restart Apache or the PHP-FPM service in case you are using Nginx + PHP-FPM as a web server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you have <code>PHP 5<\/code> installed on your CentOS server, run the following commands:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum update\r\nyum install php-mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Restart the appropriate service for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To search for all the available packages containing <code>mysql<\/code>, you can use the following command:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum search mysql<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-php-extension-for-mysql-is-now-fixed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PHP-Extension-for-MySQL-is-Now-Fixed\"><\/span>PHP Extension for MySQL is Now Fixed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you install the MySQL extension for PHP, you can return back to your WordPress setup. If the installation went OK, the message about the missing MySQL extension should not be presented to you. You can now continue with your WordPress setup!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"27\" class=\"wp-image-33880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-missing-mysql-extension.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-missing-mysql-extension.png 652w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-missing-mysql-extension-300x12.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/php-missing-mysql-extension-150x6.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"113\" class=\"wp-image-28026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PHP-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-MySQL-extension.jpg\" alt=\"PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PHP-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-MySQL-extension.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PHP-installation-appears-to-be-missing-the-MySQL-extension-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Of course, you don\u2019t have to Fix the Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension if you use one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/mysql-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MySQL VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to help you Fix the Missing MySQL Extension Error in WordPress or install any other required PHP extension. 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