Failing MYSQL client version

Actually laurentc, your’s should have failed on the MySQL server version; MODx Revolution (nor Evolution) does not support MySQL 5.0.51 in any flavor. It got past it because of the extra version info in the reported string.

I suggest using more up-to-date versions of PHP and MySQL to run MODx Revolution.

Thx you both for your fast answer

I was so excited to test this Revo RC (a year and a half without using MODx is long), that I did not look at the "Database Requirements" ..sorry

Just to report my test under WAMP 2 :

PHP 5.2.11 + MySQL 5.1.36 = MySQL client problem
PHP 5.3.0 + MySQL 5.1.36 = All OK

Quote from: laurentc at Mar 25, 2010, 12:38 PM

PHP 5.2.11 + MySQL 5.1.36 = MySQL client problem
PHP 5.3.0 + MySQL 5.1.36 = All OK

That’s because WAMP is actually reporting incorrectly on the PHP 5.2.11 link - see: http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/revolution/Problems+with+WAMPServer+2.0i

It’s client version is actually 5.0.51a - a misbuild. Changing PHP to 5.3.0 fixes this.

I am having similar problems installing the latest Revo RC1 which fails at the MySQL Client Version Check. I was able to successfully install all the previous Revo releases on the same server until beta 4 (or 5) when you added this extra mysql client version check.

Checking MySQL client version: Failed!
MODx will have issues on your MySQL version (5.0.51a), because of the many bugs related to the PDO drivers on this version. Please upgrade MySQL to patch these problems. Even if you choose not to use MODx, it is recommended you upgrade to this version for the security and stability of your own website.

I am on Ubuntu 8.04 with an upgraded MySQL server version 5.1.41-1.dotdeb.1.

Currently their is no official Ubuntu release of mysql 5.1 (their final version in the repo is the dreaded 5.0.51a) so I had to upgrade using an unofficial dotdeb distribution. The upgrade went fine but there is a common issue with the mysql client version still being recognized as 5.0.51a

I have spent hours and hours trying to update the client version, but after destroying the server for a second time i gave up. The only safe way now will be to upgrade to the latest ubuntu release (which I really don’t fancy doing)

MySQL is definitely a supported version (5.1.41) but the issue with the MySQL Client might be due the version of PHP (5.2.11). I did try upgrading to PHP 5.3.0 but this cause big problems with my Evo sites

So my question is - can i skip this client version check and start playing with the latest RC - tonight! please!

Quote from: mjm at Mar 25, 2010, 03:54 PM

So my question is - can i skip this client version check and start playing with the latest RC - tonight! please!

Yes, you can just erase the lines 28 and 29 in setup/includes/modinstalltest.class.php. That will bypass the checks.

Be warned, though, you might experience problems later.

In answer to my own question I was easily able to skip the MySQL client version test by commenting out line 29 of /setup/includes/modinstalltest.class.php

This is probably not officially recommended!

First impression after installing and logging in (last time was beta 3) - WOW! things really have moved on - great job!
I’m going to have some fun tonight!

Thanks Shaun. you guys are fast!
I will only be using this install for testing

I just solved my problem: I "downgraded" PHP from 5.3.1 to 5.3.0,
and now I passed the test!
Thanks for all the help you guys!