Re: any reason *not* to use PEAR DB module when accessing mysql?

another option: adodb.sf.net. and yep, i'm fully for using a db abstraction layer. On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote: > >  (just a warning -- as a relative newbie to PHP, i'll probably have > the occasional dumb question.  just humour me.) > >  i'm looking at some existing PHP code that accesses a mysql 5.0 db, > and it's coded using the mysql-specific calls:  mysql_connect, > mysql_select_db, etc, etc. > >  is there any reason i *wouldn't* want to rewrite that code using the > more general PEAR DB module, and use mysqli?  certainly, as i read it, > using the PEAR DB module would make it easier down the road if i > suddenly decide to change the DB backend. > >  anyway, any compelling arguments for or against? > > rday > -- > > > ======================================================================== > Robert P. J. Day                               Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA > >            Linux Consulting, Training and Kernel Pedantry. > > Web page:                                         >  http://crashcourse.ca > Twitter:                                       > http://twitter.com/rpjday > ======================================================================== > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >