This is a comment on Problems when updating from 6.2.1 to 6.3.0, posted by ascrsoft at 07/22/2026 20:40
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Yes, MySQLi is indeed missing from PHP 8.5; according to support, my web host doesn't have it yet because of the Linux distribution they use. So I'll hope that PHP 8.5—which is the latest version—isn't required. :)