Alert: This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

wp_check_php_mysql_versions()

Check for the required PHP version, and the MySQL extension or a database drop-in.


Description Description

Dies if requirements are not met.


Source Source

File: wp-includes/load.php

function wp_check_php_mysql_versions() {
	global $required_php_version, $wp_version;
	$php_version = phpversion();

	if ( version_compare( $required_php_version, $php_version, '>' ) ) {
		$protocol = wp_get_server_protocol();
		header( sprintf( '%s 500 Internal Server Error', $protocol ), true, 500 );
		header( 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8' );
		printf( 'Your server is running PHP version %1$s but WordPress %2$s requires at least %3$s.', $php_version, $wp_version, $required_php_version );
		exit( 1 );
	}

	if ( ! extension_loaded( 'mysql' ) && ! extension_loaded( 'mysqli' ) && ! extension_loaded( 'mysqlnd' ) && ! file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db.php' ) ) {
		require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
		wp_load_translations_early();
		$args = array(
			'exit' => false,
			'code' => 'mysql_not_found',
		);
		wp_die(
			__( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress.' ),
			__( 'Requirements Not Met' ),
			$args
		);
		exit( 1 );
	}
}

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