Database connection error (1): The MySQL adapter 'mysql' is not available

Question

I Have a vps server with PHP 5.3.3 installed ,I added a new version 5.3.28 and switch my hosting to use FastCGI with PHP-5.3.28 now i get this "Database connection error (1): The MySQL adapter 'mysql' is not available.".I beleive i miss some configuration when installing the new PHP version.any help is appreciated

Answer 1

It sounds like you've also change the available adpator to mysqli from mysql — the message is saying the adapter mysql is not availble.

Did you remember to change your Joomla configuration.php file to use mysqli?

Open the Joomla (2.5 or 3.x) configuration.php file and look for the line:

public $dbtype = 'mysql'

and change it to:

public $dbtype = 'mysqli'

If it isn't already…