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Thanks! Dave perfect link, exactly the info I was looking for =D
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Thanks! Dave perfect link, exactly the info I was looking for =D

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I was looking at notes for the betas and RC of the new PHP 5.4 and I noticed this:<br />

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The mysql, mysqli and pdo_mysql extensions now use mysqlnd by default.
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I'm wondering what driver mysql, mysqli, and pdo_mysql use currently (in previous version) as I thought it used mysqlnd already.
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I was looking at notes for the betas and RC of the new PHP 5.4 and I noticed this:
The mysql, mysqli and pdo_mysql extensions now use mysqlnd by default.I'm wondering what driver mysql, mysqli, and pdo_mysql use currently (in previous version) as I thought it used mysqlnd already.

What driver does PHP use for mysql

PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development, powering tens of millions of sites from Facebook to personal WordPress blogs. PHP is often paired with the MySQL relational database, but includes support for most other mainstream databases. By utilizing different Server APIs, PHP can work on many different web servers as a server-side scripting language.

MySQL is an open source, relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Acquired by Oracle in 2009, it is frequently used in combination with PHP installations, powering most of the WordPress installations.

MySQL Server

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.