Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

Question

I am trying to do a simple connection with XAMPP and MySQL server, but whenever I try to enter data or connect to the database, I get this error.

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Answer 1

mysql_* functions have been removed in PHP 7.

You probably have PHP 7 in XAMPP. You now have two alternatives: MySQLi and PDO.

Additionally, here is a nice wiki page about PDO.