error viewing Forum entries

[maperr55]

Hi All,
Hope you are well.
I sent this to Drbyte but he must be unable to reply.


One of my sites is producing an error. When I look in the support forum I get this response when I click a link.
(403) Access Denied

You do not have permission to access the requested resource on this server.

You are being redirected to our main page...
Click here if you do not wish to wait.
IP: 107.5.86.27
URL Requested: /showthread.php?228877-Call-to-undefined-function-mysql_connect()-Please-install-the-MySQL-Connector-for-P&highlight=Call+undefined+function%3A+mysql_connect%28%29

The error I was getting from the customers web site is.

Call to undefined function: mysql_connect(). Please install the MySQL Connector for PHP

I get from reading that I need a newer version of PHP.

This is my server info:
cPanel Version 86.0 (build 40)
Apache Version 2.4.57
PHP Version 7.3.33
MySQL Version 5.5.62-cll
Architecture x86_64
Operating System linux
http://www.glamourautoshop.com/Glamshop/

Is my cart version to old to use the newer version of PHP that is on my server?
I also need to know how to fix my forum access so I don't have to bother you and the staff.
I am unable to login to admin also.
Thanks for your help.

[carlwhat]

I sent this to Drbyte but he must be unable to reply.

or perhaps he chooses not to...

Is my cart version to old to use the newer version of PHP that is on my server?

yes.

from a simple google search:

PHP version: The website uses the function "mysql_connect" which was deprecated in PHP 5.5 and removed in PHP version 7.0.

[maperr55]

Hi Carl,
Perhaps so, but I have always had great conversation with him and he has helped my with creating a captcha for one of my sites. Just glad to see he is Okay after Covid.

Maybe you can answer why I am getting the error when I try to look at forum entries?

Thanks,
Mark

[lat9]

The mysql_* functions have been removed from the PHP core, in deference to the mysqli_* functions.

[simon1066]

... Maybe you can answer why I am getting the error when I try to look at forum entries?

Thanks,
Mark

One of my sites is producing an error. When I look in the support forum I get this response when I click a link.
(403) Access Denied

You do not have permission to access the requested resource on this server.

You are being redirected to our main page...
Click here if you do not wish to wait.
IP: 107.5.86.27
URL Requested: /showthread.php?228877-Call-to-undefined-function-mysql_connect()-Please-install-the-MySQL-Connector-for-P&highlight=Call+undefined+function%3A+mysql_connect%28%29

The forum software doesn't like the characters at the end of the URL you used

Remove the '%28%29' and the link should work.

[lat9]

The forum software doesn't like the characters at the end of the URL you used

Remove the '%28%29' and the link should work.