[wp-hackers] Re: Lack of code savvy volunteers vs wp-hackers

[Ryan Boren]

Owen V. Gray wrote:
> Will devs
> 
> a) specify a maximum version (4.1-) of Mysql?

We can't guarantee new versions will work until they're out, of course. 
    WP "should" work with non-bleeding-edge versions of MySQL 5.  Not 
doing so is a bug.  As for the minimum version,

http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/

For 2.1 we are discussing bumping the MySQL requirement.  Some comments 
are here:

http://boren.nu/archives/2006/11/19/should-wp-drop-mysql-323-support/

> b) tell Mysql 5 users to turn off strict mode?

Not working with strict mode is a bug.  I see that the 
post_content_filtered fix fell out of 2.0.x somewhere along the way.  I 
put in a fix for 2.0.6.  2.1 should be okay.

http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4530

> c) add code to detect whether Mysql is in strict mode and turn strict
> mode off on per session basis?

Not necessary.

> d) rewrite queries in WP2.0 and 2.1 to eliminate reliance on "features"
> of older versions of Mysql?

Done.  If there are still broken queries, please note them in trac and 
target them for the 2.0.6 milestone.

Ryan