Bug #16495 Updated: more mysql module info in phpinfo();

ID: 16495 Updated by: pgl@instinct.org Reported By: pgl@instinct.org -Status: Won't fix +Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: all PHP Version: 4.2.0 New Comment: I asked for this feature request because I thought it would be useful. Is it not now considered potentially useful? Can't the "internal inconsistencies" be fixed (at some point in the future)? It's not exactly high priority, but it's still a feature request, no? :) Thanks for the tip about "select database()". (Incidentally, couldn't PHP just send that query to get mysql_select_db() working as requested..? :)) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-07-21 17:46:31] georg@php.net As a result of some inconsistencies this feature was removed. To determine the current databasename, use the SQL Command "SELECT DATABASE()", which returns the current databasename (or an error, if something happened :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-28 12:02:50] sniper@php.net There is now 3rd optional parameter added to mysql_select_db() in CVS HEAD. This: $prev_dbname = mysql_select_db("new_db", $db, TRUE); returns the previous database name provided that you have selected some database before. (And not used "USE some_db" query to do that as was pointed by Markus in previous comments. --Jani ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-26 10:40:25] pgl@instinct.org Ah, I just found out about mysql_stat(), which seems to show most of the output from a "\s" on the mysql command line, but not the current database. Could the current db be added to the output of mysql_stat()? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-26 09:44:11] pgl@instinct.org How about a function that would give you access to the information output from the "\s" command? mysql_get_server_info, _client_info(), and _host_info() don't display this. And if this function could be implemented, might it be possible for PHP to call it before selecting to a new db (but only if RETURN_OLD_DBNAME was specified when calling mysql_select_db())? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-26 09:31:29] mfischer@php.net I think you can't accurately implement the tracking of which database you're currently using. As long as you are using mysql_select_db() it's possible to track it with the current mysql resource context. But if you issue a mysql_query() like "use another_db" you're getting out of sync. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/16495 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16495&edit=1