Re: RFC: ext/mysql deprecation

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 > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > 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