MySQLi database layer
by Marko Heijnen · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 750+ installs across the portfolio →
MySQL_* functions are deprecated and this plugin creates a layer to use MySQLi instead. So you don't get notices when using PHP 5.5
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “backend” and “database” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 17.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4791 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4791 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| backend your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “backend” and “database” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 114 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.1y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 18 Sep 2013
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.3 years ago; the previous band took 2.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Feb 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ coccoinomane7.4y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vanlich8210.2y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ethan O'Sullivan10.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arun073110.7y ago
Solved mine. thank you so much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 99bassman12.4y 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)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sjadema12.7y ago
Ermergurd! Why the hack does WP use mysqli by default! Cheers for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edl_2cool4u12.9y ago
Thanks for the patch! It’s surprising that the core installation of WordPress hasn’t addressed this issue yet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ postpostmodern12.9y ago
Thanks for doing this, core needs to incorporate it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "MySQL_* functions are deprecated and this plugin creates a layer to use MySQLi instead. So you don't get no..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 363 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "backend" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-07-12 200+ → 100+ down after 932 days in tier
- 2017-12-23 500+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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