A workaround for the removal of legacy mysql_* functions in PHP7+.

This script routes legacy mysql_* functions to MySQLi functions, therefore the MySQLi extension is required.

On Windows, inside of PHP.INI:

;Remove semicolon on the following line:
;extension=php_mysqli.php

On Debian:

apt-get install php-mysql

This code has been used on many production systems without issue, however a database abstraction layer such as this is a critical piece of functionality. Please verify that the functions you require appear supported with this script and test accordingly. Obviously, this is to be used at your own risk.

You can simply:

require_once "bridgeMySQL.php";

Or even prepend the file inside of PHP.INI:

auto_prepend=/path/to/bridgeMySQL.php

Yes, it uses globals. This is a hack made to get you through the process of modernizing your code.