On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 06:41, Philip Olson <phi...@roshambo.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I gently began the process of softly deprecating ext/mysql. Basically,
> all I did was add <note>'s to several ext/mysql functions (to demonstrate
> the concept), and added a related <para> in the ext/mysql introduction.
> Although the PHP community has been asking people to move away from
> ext/mysql for years now, the idea here is to take the next [small] step
> to make it both clearer and easier.
>
> The aim of each <note> is to:
>  - Generally refer to the alternatives
>   (mysqli and pdo_mysql)
>  - Specify methods within said alternatives
>   (e.g., mysql_connect-> mysqli_connect|pdo::__construct)
>
> Possible problems:
>  - Hidden (<note> is near the bottom, and mixed with other notes)
>  - Confusion (ext/mysql functions linking to ext/mysqli
>   functions)


Isn't "see also" more appropriate?

When the alternative isn't an exact mapping, like with
mysql_data_seek() => PDO::FETCH_ORI_ABS (I had to lookup wtf that
constant did) a better and more concrete example should be included
somewhere imo.

-Hannes

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