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OpenCATS Installation | NEED HELP! | PHP MySQL extension (mysql) is not loaded.

Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 04:01
by Mahesh Pruthi
Hello,

I am trying to install OpenCATS on Windows 10 Home. I followed the instructions listed but I am currently stuck on PHP MySQL extension (mysql) is not loaded error. I have installed Xampp, and Composer. I created opencats user and opencats database. However, when I start the installation, I get the following error message.


I have looked a multiple forums and updated php.ini file by adding extension_dir and extension for php_mysql.dll as well. Nothing seems to solve the problem. I would appreciate some urgent help.

Re: OpenCATS Installation | NEED HELP! | PHP MySQL extension (mysql) is not loaded.

Posted: 21 Sep 2022, 10:48
by RussH
Hi,

the current release would refer to mysqli rather than mysql. So you're trying to install an older version of opencats on a new (unsupported!) version of php.

Please see here; https://documentation.opencats.org/#release-information