MySQLi (mysql improved) ?

[sh4ka]

Hello,

One of my customers asked me to install this php library on the server, it seems to be available from EasyApache.. but Im already using this:

MySQL (compile mysql support using the PHP bundled libraries)
MySQL of the system (compile mysql and mysqli (if checked) against system libraries)

My question:
May this new mysql library (MySQLi) cause any conflict with the other two I mentioned before?

This is a RHE 5.2 + cPanel with latest R version.

Thanks.

[sneader]

I have the exact same situation and question. I have a customer asking for MySQLi support and am unsure of the repercussions of adding it to the build. Any suggestions?

- Scott

[cpanelkenneth]

MySQLi will not interfere with the normal PHP MySQL extension. Only applications that explicitly use the MySQLi extension will use it.

[sneader]

Thanks Ken. I ran through EasyApache tonight and added MySQLi support (via exhaustive PHP options) and also took the opportunity to upgrade my PHP to 5.2.8 (looks like a pile of security fixes -- surprised there isn't a lot of chatter about this).

So far, MySQLi is working for the customer, and I'm not seeing any impact otherwise.

Thanks again!

- Scott

[ANewDay]

Need to add anything in the php.ini files to take advantage of mysqli?

[sneader]

Need to add anything in the php.ini files to take advantage of mysqli?

Why not just use EasyApache and add MySQLi support (via exhaustive PHP options)? Worked for me.

- Scott

[ANewDay]

I'm using litespeed instead of apache.