PHP Documentation in the MySQL Manual ------------------------------------- MySQL can be used with a multitude of programming languages, but PHP is probably the most popular choice. For that reason, we always felt a bit bad about our PHP-related documentation being somewhat sparse, mostly consisting of links to the PHP manual.
Well, that situation has changed. MC Brown of the MySQL Docs team has moved over the MySQL-related parts of the PHP documentation to the MySQL Reference Manual now. You can find it here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/php.html No worries, we haven't actually *moved* the PHP docs. Rather than that, they're being synced over from php.net to our mysqldoc repository on a regular basis, where they get merged into the MySQL docs and built in various format (HTML, PDF, CHM, etc.) just like the rest of the documentation. This means users who work with MySQL and PHP don't have to flip between manuals any more, but can rather look up all information in one place. We regard this as another sign that MySQL has a strong commitment towards the PHP users in our community. Currently, the PHP docs cover: * ext/mysql (the original set of PHP functions for accessing MySQL) * ext/mysqli (the improved and recommended set of functions) * PDO_MYSQL (the MySQL PDO driver for PHP's PDO interface) This will soon be amended by the newest set of functions: * ext/mysqlnd Tony Bedford of the MySQL Docs team will be in charge of writing the new section on ext/mysqlnd. Currently, he's in the process of reworking the ext/mysqli section which still lacks a lot of function descriptions. When done with this, the MySQL-related parts of the PHP documentation will be in much better shape, so that's a true win-win situation for PHP and MySQL. Needless to say, Tony will keep maintaining the PHP docs, so they'll always be up to date, complete, and correct. Go MySQL! Go PHP! :-) Regards, Stefan -- *********************************************************************** Sun Microsystems GmbH Stefan Hinz Sonnenallee 1 Manager Documentation, Database Group 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Phone: +49-30-82702940 Germany Fax: +49-30-82702941 http://www.sun.de mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Dr. Roland Boemer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering *********************************************************************** -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
