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| ====== MySQL - Database API ====== | ====== MySQL - Database API ====== | ||
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| + | PHP offers three different APIs to connect to MySQL. | ||
| ===== Choosing an API ===== | ===== Choosing an API ===== | ||
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| It is recommended to use either the PDO_MySQL or mysqli extensions. | It is recommended to use either the PDO_MySQL or mysqli extensions. | ||
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| + | PDO has the advantage that you only need to learn one PHP API if you need to work with different DBMS in the future. | ||
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| + | MySQLi is more powerful and probably more complex to learn. | ||
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