Using PHP with MySQL
Apress eBooks · 2010
PHP has supported MySQL almost since the project’s inception, including an API with the version 2 release. In fact, using MySQL with PHP eventually became so commonplace that for several years the extension was enabled by default. But perhaps the most indicative evidence of the strong bonds between the two technology camps was the release of an updated MySQL extension with PHP 5, known as MySQL Improved (and typically referred to as mysqli ). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.