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How do you fix your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress HostGator?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 7:40 pm

PRO TIP: If your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress, you may need to contact your hosting provider to resolve the issue. In the meantime, you can try installing the missing extension yourself.

If you are using HostGator as your WordPress host, you may run into an issue where your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. To fix this issue, you can either install the MySQL extension from the WordPress official repositories, or you can use a plugin like MySQL Installer to install MySQL on your server.

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Morgan Bash

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