Migrate to MariaDB

[rich8899]

Hi, more questions about Xampp 5.6.28 , Before I install 5.6.28, I did a brief read on MariaDB, I was under the impression that most mysql_xxxx commands are compatible, but sure enough once I run my code like this one
$cnx=mysql_connect($host, $usr, $pwd) or die ('NOT CONNECTED!');
MariaDB gave me this error: "Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()". What da hell? How do I fix it?

BTW, this is an unrelated question.
I posted on this forum a few time, but when I come back to check if I have any replies, I can never found my post, why is that? am I not allowed to post here?

[Altrea]

Before I install 5.6.28, I did a brief read on MariaDB, I was under the impression that most mysql_xxxx commands are compatible, but sure enough once I run my code like this one
$cnx=mysql_connect($host, $usr, $pwd) or die ('NOT CONNECTED!');
MariaDB gave me this error: "Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect()". What da hell? How do I fix it?

It is not a problem of MariaDB imcompatibilities. PHP removed the old mysql_ functions with versions PHP 7.X. So either you are using a XAMPP version 7.X or the php_mysql extension is not enabled in your php.ini. Please check with help of phpinfo() which php version is running and if mysql extension is enabled.
The recommend way for both reasons is to use the new mysqli_ or PDO functions/classes.

I posted on this forum a few time, but when I come back to check if I have any replies, I can never found my post, why is that? am I not allowed to post here?

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[Nobbie]

MariaDB gave me this error:

No it does not, its not an error of your SQL Databaseserver (this is even not involved), it is a message from PHP. See Altreas answer for more information.