| Re: mysqli --- who does the switching? [message #182016 is a reply to message #182010] |
Sat, 29 June 2013 15:39   |
Scott Johnson
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On 6/28/2013 8:43 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Scott Johnson wrote:
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>> On 6/28/2013 6:54 PM, richard wrote:
>>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:36:42 -0700, Scott Johnson wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> Or would this be the more proper way of doing mysql_query()?
>>>
>>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli-result.data-seek.php
>>>
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>> I have not used data_seek but it just seems like a way to place a
>> pointer in the result set. Not 100% since I just glanced at it.
>>
>> Look at the fecth_???? methods but with the mysqli_query not the
>> mysql_query. The (i) is the key.
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>> And if you have issues getting it to work just throw the code you are
>> using up here and I am sure someone can help since you are updating your
>> code.
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> Sorry to kill the mysqli hype here, but the most intuitive and easiest to
> learn database API to replace mysql is by far PHP Data Objects (PDO), which
> is stable since PHP 5.1 (2005) [1]. It is also database-agnostic. Use that
> instead of mysql(i) if possible. And avoid servers running PHP < 5.3 if you
> value your data. The last PHP 5.2.x was released more than two years ago.
> [2]
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> [1] <http://php.net/pdo>
> [2] <http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php>
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> PointedEars
>
Not sure if I would call it a hype, just giving an alternative to what
is being used that I am familiar with.
PDO may be an option worth exploring.
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