Question

How could Drupal be made to work on a MySQL database without PDO being used?

I have a MySQL database and PHP 5.3 however PDO is permanently disabled (I cannot change it). Is there an extension or module I could use with Drupal so it doesn’t need PDO?

Thanks in advance.

P.s. I am new to Drupal.

Answer 1

Here you can find requirements for Drupal.

They say :

Drupal 7: MySQL 5.0.15 or higher with PDO, PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher
with PDO, SQLite 3.3.7 or higher

So if you’re using MySQL, you have no other choice than using PDO.

You can see here all ways to install it.