ubuntu 22.04 package wordpress incompatible with default php version 8.1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
wordpress (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Jammy |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Marc Deslauriers | ||
Kinetic |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Mantic |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
22.04 ships with php 8.1, due to some mysql logging issue the installation of a new wordpress sites dies with a white screen of death if wp-admin/
Upstream wordpress fixed the issue with: https:/
[Impact]
The wordpress package can not be used successfully on Jammy. It is fixed in later releases.
[Test Plan]
apt install mysql-server
apt install wordpress php-gd libapache2-mod-php
ln -s /usr/share/
bash /usr/share/
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Go to http://
[Where problems could occur]
This small patch should allow Wordpress to run. If the patch is wrong, Wordpress would remain broken.
tags: | added: jammy |
tags: | added: rls-jj-incoming |
Changed in wordpress (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Triaged |
description: | updated |
Changed in wordpress (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
assignee: | nobody → Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) |
@Jan, while I understand the convenience of `apt install`, Wordpress is unfortunately not well maintained in Ubuntu so I would recommend doing a manual installation of an upstream supported version.