# WordPress with HyperDB on PHP 7.0

DevFeed: [WordPress with HyperDB on PHP 7.0](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/wordpress-with-hyperdb-on-php-7-0-27649.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2016/02/wordpress-with-hyperdb-on-php-7-0/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [WordPress](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wordpress.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>)

Tags: [crash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crash.md>), [errors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/errors.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [wordpress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wordpress.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes configuring WordPress with the HyperDB plugin on PHP 7.0 after encountering repeated HTTP 500 errors. It explains that HyperDB did not officially support PHP 7.0 at the time because the mysql extension was unavailable, while mysqli was present, and notes that workarounds made the configuration possible.

## Source excerpt

I was configuring WordPress with HyperDB external link plugin on PHP 7.0 but the only I get were constant 500 errors. As I found here external link PHP 7.0 is not supported by HyperDB for now - it's rely on mysql php extension but in PHP 7.0 there is only mysqli extension. But few folks fixed it and it's possible to use it.