HOORAY!!! Thanks for all of yours and Tony's hard work! Cheers....Fish --------------------- ~~Second Life addict~~
-----Original Message----- >From: Stefan Hinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 15, 2008 11:09 AM >To: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: PHP Documentation in the MySQL Manual > >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] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
