Comments on: PHP to Deprecate MySQL Extension in Favor of MySQLi and PDO https://www.webmaster-source.com/2011/07/25/php-to-deprecate-mysql-extension-in-favor-of-mysqli-and-pdo/ Useful Resources For Webmasters Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Matt https://www.webmaster-source.com/2011/07/25/php-to-deprecate-mysql-extension-in-favor-of-mysqli-and-pdo/#comment-19678 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:32:42 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=4174#comment-19678 I learned the older one because my host didn’t have PHP5 back six or so years ago, and therefore no MySQLi. :)

But yeah, MySQLi is a bit more difficult to learn from the start. I think PDO is a bit simpler, and it works with PostgreSQL and SQLite, so I wonder if newbies should be encouraged to start with that? It’s probably available on more systems, even. It has been bundled with PHP since 5.1.0, and PECL before that, while MySQLi has only been in the distribution since 5.3.0.

]]> By: Michael Martin https://www.webmaster-source.com/2011/07/25/php-to-deprecate-mysql-extension-in-favor-of-mysqli-and-pdo/#comment-19674 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:43:39 +0000 http://www.webmaster-source.com/?p=4174#comment-19674 It will definitely take a while to move everyone over, but without steps like this, it would never happen. I’m quite happy to see them pushing things forward. Far too often, things like these drag on for years and years.

It’s also nice for new users; having both MySQL options is confusing. What’s the difference? Do you learn both? (Most will learn the old one first I guess, because the syntax is simpler. I know I did)

Whereas if there is only one real option in the documentation, then you’re going to learn good practices right from the start. It’s in your favour. :)

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