The page System requirements has the following statements on PHP & MySQL versions:

  1. PHP 5 is supported for the 4.6 release
  2. MySQL, v3.23.17 or newer

1. There is an issue with XTemplate and PHP 5.05+ (see Troubleshooting FAQ). Since the initial theme for 4.6 is bluemarine some warning would be nice. For example; a link 'but see a theme issue with php 5.0.5 or higher

2. MySQL 5.0+ on Windows nearly always has strict mode on. This mode leads to some severe problems with Drupal: importing database.mysql leads to warnings, no menu (navigation) will be displayed and posting blog posts (and possible other node types) leads to errors ( support request, another support request).

Here again I'd like to see a link for MySQL to another page how to disable strict mode. I wouldn't mind writing this page.

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sepeck commented

I merely incorporated some existing comments there so it would be findable by folks. If you write it we can add it there or link to the page.

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heine commented

I see you've included some more info in system requirements

Note: If your system/host is running MySQL 4.1 or newer, a link in the troubleshooting section (http://drupal.org/node/35226) points to this page, which has some helpful info on addressing this problem with PHP 4.x and PHP 5.

Also, xTemplate (default theme engine for 4.6.x and previous) based themes are reported to have issue's with php5.1. Switching to phpTemplate (default in 4.7) engine seems to correct the issue

Here are two links that could be added:

php5.0.5+ http://drupal.org/node/42080
MySQL 5 http://drupal.org/node/43316

Both link to the Troubleshooting FAQ

Proposed change to the MySQL section (but, I'm not a native speaker):

[...] PHP 4.x and PHP5. Incidentally there is a minor issue with some MySQL 5+ installations on Windows.

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heine commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Fixed by sepeck

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sepeck commented

added. Close the issue if it works for you.