Call to undefined function mysql_connect() (PHP5.6.35, MYSQL5.7, APACHE2)

[jerfeson]

Info:

• Docker version Docker version 18.03.0-ce, build 0520e24
• Laradock commit #0c41fce:
• System info PC
• System info 10.0.16299 Compiltaion 16299

Issue:

According to information the mysql_connect function was deprecated in version 7.0 of PHP, but when I set up the environment with PHP 5.6.35, my projects with this function do not work

Expected behavior:

The use of this method should occur naturally.

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Reproduce:

`<?php

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');

if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

echo 'Connected successfully';

mysql_close($link);

?>`

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### PHP Version ###########################################

# Select a PHP version of the Workspace and PHP-FPM containers (Does not apply to HHVM). Accepted values: 7.2 - 7.1 - 7.0 - 5.6 - 5.5
PHP_VERSION=5.6

### PHP Interpreter #######################################

# Select the PHP Interpreter. Accepted values: hhvm - php-fpm
PHP_INTERPRETER=php-fpm

...

[philippeboyd]

Do you have the extension installed?

mysql_connect() is still part of 5.6 (removed in 7)
try to do the following :

docker exec $container_name docker-php-ext-install mysql
docker restart $container_name

[jerfeson]

Actually, the extension was not installed, but this should already be automatic at the time of mounting the container, I will study laradock, and try to develop this, for now I am still exploring the tool.

Many thanks for the help;

[hlorofos]

Any update how this could be persistently done?

[vv12131415]

@hlorofos you can put the code (that was suggested by @philippeboyd) in your Dockerfile. Or even send PR. The problem is, it probably will not be merged, because the 5.6 EOL is in 2 mouths from now.
So the installing of the extension is mostly up to you.

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