Posted by AnrDaemon on 12/05/07 15:35

Greetings, Jerry Stuckle.
In reply to Your message dated Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 15:07:38,

>>> Btw Im using MySQL 5 so I understand that the prefix above in the DSN
>>> should be 'mysqli'.
>>
>> You understand it wrong. Go to MySQL website and study the difference between
>> mysql and mysqli extensions. It is not a PHP related discussion.
>>

> Actually, it is. mysql and mysqli are two different ways of accessing
> MySQL from PHP. mysql is the functional interface and mysqli is the OO
> interface.

Ok, I was wrong, forgive me.
While mysql and mysqli is two interfaces available to access MySQL5 database,
what to use is a whole programmer's choice. /me prefer mysql in case of
compatibility.
But is was never close to a case of problem of original poster.


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Sincerely Yours, AnrDaemon <anrdaemon@freemail.ru>

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