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

The php mysql api is deprecated. It's kaput --- going away -- not to be used, finito.

If you have a modern version of PHP (> 5.6) then Wordpress should automatically switch to make use of mysqli. That should be your first attempt.

If you can not update your php, rather than attempting to resurrect something that php no longer supports, just patch your wordpress: http://wordpress.org/plugins/mysqli/