Re: Mysqli support - test or complain? [SOLVED]
| From: | Nathan Nobbe | Date: | Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:27:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Mysqli support - test or complain? [SOLVED] | ||
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On Dec 11, 2007 4:11 PM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
> I can't remember what sort of environment the OP was in, but if any sort
> of organised testing is done, the use of two different APIs will just
> about double the test-effort. Which is why I still think the best
> option is to mandate _one_ of the APIs and choose your hoster
> accordingly.
ideally there should be an abstraction layer. beneath it either mysql or
mysqli would work. this is the nature of any respectable database layer.
it prevents a need to modify stable client code (written against the
abstraction layer) when you have to switch the underlying database client.
-nathan