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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [Discuss] Add PDO disconnect() and isConnected()
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From: php@beccati.com (Matteo Beccati)

Hi,

Il 01/10/2025 20:07, Rob Landers ha scritto:
>> This sounds better, but I would argue that if it's a PERSISTENT
>> connection, then it should be impossible for the user to close it. The
>> idea is that the connection should remain open after being established
>> and should only close when the server restarts. What scenario would
>> necessitate the user to close a connection that should never close?
> 
> Off the top of my head (and it depends on the actual database on the 
> other end of the pipe):
> 
>  <snip>
> 
> Right now, you have to jump through a number of hoops to do these types 
> of operations.

During the years I've seen so many horror stories related to usage of 
persistent connections. I would argue we should discourage their use 
(deprecation is my dream!) rather than encouraging it by adding new 
features.

My 2c.


Cheers
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Matteo Beccati