diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index d2f79a639..8f136ad54 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -1044,15 +1044,16 @@ class wpdb {
*
* @since 2.5.0
* @uses $wp_version
+ * @uses $required_mysql_version
*
* @return WP_Error
*/
function check_database_version()
{
- global $wp_version;
- // Make sure the server has MySQL 4.1.2
- if ( version_compare($this->db_version(), '4.1.2', '<') )
- return new WP_Error('database_version',sprintf(__('ERROR: WordPress %s requires MySQL 4.1.2 or higher'), $wp_version));
+ global $wp_version, $required_mysql_version;
+ // Make sure the server has the required MySQL version
+ if ( version_compare($this->db_version(), $required_mysql_version, '<') )
+ return new WP_Error('database_version',sprintf(__('ERROR: WordPress %1$s requires MySQL %2$s or higher'), $wp_version, $required_mysql_version));
}
/**