Which MySQL, like MySQLI, etc., is best with PHP 5.38 or >?

[yshua]

Dear forum readers:

 

      To continue with MySQL, specs said would have to return to PHP5.2 version again!

Forget that....  Onward and upward.  Will much rather rewrite ALL necessary PHP code from scratch.  Yay, PHP freaks!  All right....

        But for greeen PHPers like me, with PHP 5.38 or higher, which MySQL package is best, MySQLI, MSSQP, etc.?  Will, of course, follow the norms/standards you all would recommend for this.

 

Thanks for all your help,

Yshua

[requinix]

5 point 3 point 8. Not 5 point 38.

 

mysqli and PDO are the best. PDO is more generic and portable, mysqli is the "improved" MySQL extension.

[yshua]

Thank you, Requinix:

 

      5.3.8, thank you!  I checked some PHP overview manual information to receive the following:  "The mysqli extension is included with PHP versions 5 and later."  But when I run a http:\\127.0.0.1\phpinfo.php statement, and do a search from ctrl F on mysqli, the search has zero hits!  I am unable to find any mysqli download and tried reinstalling my PHP 5.3.8 with zero prompts for mysqli.  Do I need to somehow install PHP 5.4.5, etc.?  Why am I feeling so lost?

 

Also, please, I would prefer to stick with mysqli over pdo for now, even after reading comments....

 

Please help,

Yshua

 

 

 

[mikosiko]

- is your mysqli extension available?... in your PHP folder look in the sub-folder "ext" to be sure.

- if present... it is enabled in your php.ini ?

[yshua]

Dear Mikosiko:

 

      Thanks for the response.  May have just found my answer, but must do some tinkering first.  Hope to know much more in another day.  Apparently, after trying a reinstall of PHP 5.3.8 the prompt for extensions finally showed mysqli (upon double clicking the icon, embarrassed), however, now a manual configuration was required from an error.  Apparently the httpd.conf file was unable to be altered, and so on....  Will be spending some time looking into it.

 

Thanks,

Yshua