Re: Upgraded PHP version from 5.3 to 7.0.33 now database functions are broken...

On 11.09.2021 at 11:38, Bo Berglund wrote: > On Fri, 10 Sep 2021 22:18:09 +0100, AllenJB <php.lists@allenjb.me.uk> wrote: > >> You can find a list of changes in the "Migrating" appendices in the PHP >> Manual: >> https://www.php.net/manual/en/appendices.php >> >> The appendices for older versions can be found in the Zend hosted >> "legacy" manual: >> https://php-legacy-docs.zend.com/manual/php5/en/appendices >> >> You'll want to pay particular attention to the "breaking changes" sections. > > I looked briefly on these pages but I could not find mention of "breaking > changes" in fact the word break does not appear anywhere on the pages... Look for the chapters titled "Backward incompatible changes". >> If you previously used the old ext/mysql (mysql_* functions), these have >> been removed and you should use either MySQLi or PDO instead. > > I don't think they have been *removed* in 7.0, I have created a test webpage > where I can call various php files to test operations. So far I have only tested > report functions like showing the content of a table etc, and that all works... > So I get some access to the database anyway. The mysql extension has been *unbundled* from php-src, and is now available from PECL. There is likely no difference for you if you're using a distro. Still, the mysql is deprecated for a long time, and I suggest you switch to mysqli or PDO_MySQL; but that is not urgent; better get the existing code running first. I also suggest that you update to a newer version of PHP, after you've made the code working with PHP 7.0. Christoph