Hi. I've been posting in some forums regarding the use of mysql_connect() and it seems some people are saying that mysql_connect() is deprecated or "rather outdated" and that I should be using mysqli_connect() instead. I've and it does not say that mysql_connect() is deprecated. Does anyone know if it will become deprecated any time soon? Is there a list of soon-to-be deprecated PHP functions anywhere? Is it still safe to use? Other than support of object oriented code are there any great reasons to use mysqli_connect() vs mysql_connect() for procedural coding? Thanks!
