DatabaseException class not found; also mysql_connect (and similar are dropped from PHP)

[wrhwebmaster]

Greetings:
I'd really like the approach of this project, but I am unable to utilize it, at its present form.
It does have potentials, however, to make a GREAT Project!
I was looking for a way to import any JSON into an SQLite3, but this should work, just as well.

JSON that I am trying to import is like this:
{
"stations":[
{
"id":"WYNI1",
"name":"DALE BITNER",
"elev":"6391",
"latitude":"43.049722",
"longitude":"-111.379444",
"state":"ID",
"distance":"",
"provider":"RAWS",
"link":"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?sid=WYNI1",
"Date":"9:45 pm MDT Sep 26, 2014",
"Age":"0.55",
"Temp":"59",
"Dewp":"46",
"Relh":"63",
"Wind":"NW@8",
"Direction":"309°",
"Winds":"8",
"Windd":"309",
"Gust":"26",
"AccPrecip":"14.67",
"FuelMoist":"9.8",
"FuelTemp":"58",
"Ceiling":""},
{
"id":"690",
"name":"Central Facilities",
"elev":"4950",
"latitude":"43.5326",
"longitude":"-112.94775",
"state":"ID",
"distance":"",
"provider":"ARL FRD",
"link":"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?sid=690",
"Date":"10:00 pm MDT Sep 26, 2014",
"Age":"0.30",
"Temp":"57",
"Dewp":"53",
"Relh":"88",
"Wind":"E@12",
"Direction":"79.6°",
"Winds":"12",
"Windd":"79.6",
"Gust":"16",
"a5minPrecip":"0.00",
"Ceiling":""}]}