Re: [PHP] any reason *not* to use PEAR DB module when accessing mysql?

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010, Mattias Thorslund wrote:

> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >   (just a warning -- as a relative newbie to PHP, i'll probably have
> > the occasional dumb question.  just humour me.)
> >
> >   i'm looking at some existing PHP code that accesses a mysql 5.0 db,
> > and it's coded using the mysql-specific calls:  mysql_connect,
> > mysql_select_db, etc, etc.
> >
> >   is there any reason i *wouldn't* want to rewrite that code using the
> > more general PEAR DB module, and use mysqli?  certainly, as i read it,
> > using the PEAR DB module would make it easier down the road if i
> > suddenly decide to change the DB backend.
> >
> >   anyway, any compelling arguments for or against?
> >
> > rday
> > --
> >
>
> Well, the reason you shouldn't use PEAR DB in a new project is that
> it's being deprecated. MDB2 is the PEAR successor, ...

  you're right and, in fact, i knew that, i just forgot.  i'm also
taking seriously the recommendations for PDO and adodb.

rday
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