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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RFC: ext/mysql deprecation
From: patrickallaert@php.net (Patrick ALLAERT)

2012/11/12 Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net>:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've written an RFC to cover deprecating ext/mysql in PHP 5.5:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/mysql_deprecation. While we handled the soft
> deprecation in the documentation purely via a straw poll on Internals,
> I presume this will end up needing to go to a vote, hence the RFC.
>
> I won't rehash the background overly (there's some more detail in the
> RFC), other than to note that we've now had deprecation notices on all
> mysql_* functions in the manual for about six months and that the
> logical next step is to start generating E_DEPRECATED notices when
> users connect via mysql_connect(), mysql_pconnect() or the implicit
> ext/mysql connection routines. It's my belief that doing so will
> hasten the move of users to the more modern (and supported) APIs
> available: mysqli and PDO, and that this process will also likely
> encourage some users to switch to safer patterns such as prepared
> queries at the same time.
>
> I must apologise for the lateness of this RFC: I had hoped to do this
> some time before alpha 1, but travel and illness have taken their
> toll. Better late than never!
>
> So, please provide comments, feedback, concerns, and so on. Obviously,
> this isn't going to a vote for at least a couple of weeks, but earlier
> feedback is better.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
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Adam,

Maybe it is worth mentioning in the RFC what the E_DEPRECATED notice
message would look like so that people hiding it know what the plan
is.
e.g.:
"mysql_*() functions are, as of PHP 5.5, deprecated and will be
removed in next major release. Use the mysqli_*() functions instead".

Patrick