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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] mysqlnd as a shared extension ?
From: jani.taskinen@iki.fi (Jani Taskinen)

On 08/17/2009 08:12 PM, Remi Collet wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Building 5.3.1 snapshot with options
>        --with-mysql=shared,mysqlnd
>        --with-mysqli=shared,mysqlnd
>        --with-pdo-mysql=shared,mysqlnd
>
> create 3 .so files, ok.
> But mysqlnd extension still build as static within php core.

It's not an extension.

> Is it a way to build mysqlnd as a shared extension ?

No, it's not an extension.

> Don't find any option and .m4 file set this extension as static
> (changing this result in a .so which cannot be load)
>
> My goal will be to provides both solutions (libmysql and mysqlnd) to be
> able to quickly switch from one to the other (for tests / benchmark)

Not possible.

> Any idea / solution ?

No idea or solutions.

> P.S. main question is probably, should we use mysqlnd under linux ?

If you want to use experimental stuff then yes. Otherwise not.

--Jani