[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11464: MySQL 4.1.2 and automatic update...

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#11464: MySQL 4.1.2 and automatic update...
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 Reporter:  nickbohle        |       Owner:                        
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new                   
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:  2.9                   
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  2.9                   
 Severity:  blocker          |    Keywords:  MySQL, version, update
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Comment(by nacin):

 There's no need to provide them four version numbers (current and required
 for both PHP and MySQL). First, since you're checking both at once and
 throwing an error if either is not sufficient, then it might say "PHP
 (4.3.1 vs 4.3 or newer)", which is just confusing.

 Second, how much of a point in the right direction does a user need? An
 end-user will be contacting their host anyway, saying they can't run
 WordPress and this is the error they're getting. A web developer or sys
 admin will know exactly what needs to be done. I find this similar to
 upload file size errors -- we don't bother telling them about
 post_max_size, max_upload_filesize, .htaccess, or php.ini for these
 reasons.

 At the very least, perhaps we can make it more understandable by breaking
 it up and only displaying what the real error is.

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