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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:19:00 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Make mysqlnd default over libmysql in 5.4
From: pencap@gmail.com (Mike Willbanks)

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forgot to include everyone on this response - sorry.

when building PHP using
>>  (I) ./configure --with-mysql --with-mysqli --with-pdo-mysql
>> you currently get a build using the system default libmysql, usually
>> in /us or
>> such. Alternatively PHP can be built using
>>  (II) ./configure --with-mysqli=mysqlnd [...]
>> to build the MySQL extensions using the mysqlnd library.
>>
>> I would like to change mysqlnd's config9.m4 file to build PHP using
>> mysqlnd when being called in form (I). Users would still be able to
>> enforce libmysql by passing a path, like /usr.
>>
>> There are two main reasons I see for this:
>>  a) Different libmysql versions have slightly different behavior,
>>     which shows in our tests. We can't have both, a good test coverage
>>     and cover all these differences. By using mysqlnd we have a clear
>>     behavior every PHP developer can rely on.
>>  b) We provide different extensions (pecl/mysqlnd_*) which
>>     improve/extend mysqlnd functionality. By having mysqlnd as default
>>     these are better usable by users.
>>
>> Opinions?
>>
>> Yes, do it!!!
>
> Also; while we're talking about it; can we do something about the default
> socket location OR change configuring it in 3 places for pdo_mysql; mysqli;
> mysql?!   Maybe a mysqlnd_default_socket - or autoconf magic (for instance
> RedHat/CentOS MySQL provided RPM's default to: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock;
> Ubuntu/Debian default is: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock, lastly is the current
> php default and mysql source default of /tmp/mysql.sock).  It seems like it
> could do a quick check either by platform or check to see if it is already
> there to change the default on build.  Only reason for bringing this up is
> that I've been burned a few times on this one (for instance pdo_mysql is
> configured but mysqli was not for the default socket locations).
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
>

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