MySQLi database layer

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1. ★★★★★ coccoinomane

   7.2y ago

   It saved my day, I was having a hard time running locally an obsolete website with PHP56 and WordPress 3.5.1… placing db.php from this plugin in my wp-content folder worked! Now I don’t get anymore the error “Your PHP installation appears to be missing…”. Thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ vanlich82

   10.0y ago

   Thank you

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3. ★★★★★ Ethan O'Sullivan

   10.1y ago

   I was restoring an old WordPress site (v3.7.1) that I haven’t touched in over 3 years that on my WAMP server. Even though this plugin hasn’t been updated for just as long, it was helpful in fixing the depreciation notices that I was getting for mysqli, thank you.

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4. ★★★★★ arun0731

   10.6y ago

   Solved mine. thank you so much

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5. ★★★★★ 99bassman

   12.2y ago

   The latest version of mysql (5.6) instals mysqlnd, the native driver, which includes mysqli. Quote from php.net: “On Windows, for PHP versions 5.3 and newer, the mysqli extension is enabled and uses the MySQL Native Driver by default. This means you don’t need to worry about configuring access to libmysql.dll.“ Installing this plug in by the optional route of putting db.php into wp-content does not obviate the error messages created by wordpress using old database instructions e.g. mysql_connect(). I would be grateful for any suggestions for a work-around. Thanks for your help System: MySQL 5.6.19 using mysqlnd 5.0.11, php 5.5.13, OS Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit, apache 2.4.9 (WIN64)

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6. ★★★★★ sjadema

   12.5y ago

   Ermergurd! Why the hack does WP use mysqli by default! Cheers for this plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ edl_2cool4u

   12.7y ago

   Thanks for the patch! It’s surprising that the core installation of WordPress hasn’t addressed this issue yet.

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8. ★★★★★ postpostmodern

   12.7y ago

   Thanks for doing this, core needs to incorporate it.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

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MySQLi database layer: 100+ active installs, 4.7★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mysqli