Call to undefined function mysql_connect()

[johanthoren]

I'm getting white screen of death with the following error code in the logs:

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in /var/www/html/crm/Include/LoadConfigs.php

Unsure if it's a bug or something I've missed in my setup.

Ubuntu 16.04.

php --version PHP 7.0.4-7ubuntu2.1 (cli) ( NTS )

[DawoudIO]

did you install the php mysql software module if this a custom server

[DawoudIO]

also let us know how the system works on php 7 as we mainly test on 5.6

[johanthoren]

I see now, it seems to have been removed in PHP 7.

This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:
mysqli_connect()
PDO::__construct()

Source

[crossan007]

We are moving all data models to Propel ORM instead of the legacy mysql extension. When the moves are complete, this error should go away...

[DawoudIO]

can we detect php 7 and create the method that are needed

// Establish the database connection
if (!function_exists('mysql_connect')) {
  funcation mysql_connect(xx,xx) {
   map to new funcation until we get everything to ORM
  } 
}

[crossan007]

I think we just need to hold off on supporting PHP7 until we get all of these legacy functions out. Otherwise we're just asking for trouble.

[dschwen]

I'm working on moving to the mysqli api. 886d828 is a first step that takes care of the straight forward replacements. There will be another commit coming shortly.