Whats The Difference Between Imysql And MySQL ? Can someone tell me

[simokrimo 0]

Can someone tell me about the difference between imysql and mysql libraries in php?

Edited May 18, 2005 by microscopic^earthling (see edit history)

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Dear simokrimo,

 

Are you sure that you mean imysql libraries?

 

I only know of the mysql libraries

and the mysqli libraries.

 

MySQL Functions

 

Introduction

 

These functions allow you to access MySQL database servers.

 

Documentation for MySQL can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

 

Requirements

 

In order to have these functions available, you must compile PHP with MySQL support.

Improved MySQL Extension

 

Introduction

 

The mysqli extension allows you to access the functionality provided by MySQL 4.1 and above.

 

Documentation for MySQL can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

 

Parts of this documentation included from MySQL manual with permissions of MySQL AB.

 

Requirements

 

In order to have these functions available, you must compile PHP with support for the mysqli extension.

 

    Note: The mysqli extension is designed to work with the version 4.1.3 or above of MySQL. For previous versions, please see the MySQL extension documentation.

 

Both these quotes are from php.net

 

 

The determing factor is the version of the MySQL engine that you have access to.

 

Use

<?php  phpinfo();  ?>

to find that out.

[flachi 0]

There are some differences beetween MySQL 3.* and MySQL 4.* and because of that, PHP developers decided to use 2 different extensions for this 2 different versions. MySQLi I think is working only under PHP5.

[rhodesian.dragon 0]

I also never heard of Imysql ??? I don't know enough to give you any useful information ...........sorry?.......................................