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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RFC: ext/mysql deprecation
From: admin@codeangel.org (Chad Emrys)

On 11/17/2012 08:54 PM, Adam Harvey wrote:
> On 16/11/2012 8:58 PM, "Patrick ALLAERT" <patrickallaert@php.net> wrote:
>> 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".
> Good point. I did put some proposed wording in the patch, but I'll add it
> to the RFC when I get home tomorrow and am not just on a phone.
>
> Adam
>
Could we not mention mysqli unless you mention PDO as well?