On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 03:45:59PM -0300, Maximo Migliari wrote: > In the MySQL manual, under > http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Upgrading-from-3.23.html > > it says: > ----------- > The old C API functions mysql_drop_db, mysql_create_db, and mysql_connect > are not supported anymore, unless you compile MySQL with > CFLAGS=-DUSE_OLD_FUNCTIONS. Instead of doing this, it is preferable to > change the client to use the new 4.0 API. > ----- > > My company's website is running version 3.23.53a, and the main client that > uses MySQL is PHP 4.2.3. Will mysql_connect() no longer work in > PHP? Although this manual entry is talking about the C API functions, I > assume PHP uses these to communicated with MySQL. Perhaps I might be > wrong, but I would like to just double check.
The PHP MySQL API will still work for you. Additionally, there is a new API that is currently in development that is intended to support the new features of MySQL like SSL connections, prepared statements, etc. Cheers! -- Zak Greant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | MySQL Advocate | http://zak.fooassociates.com MySQL Tip: Find the highest score for a given name mysql> SELECT name, max(score) FROM high_score GROUP BY name; "Gosh, Batman. The nobility of the almost-human porpoise." --Robin, the Boy Wonder --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
