Re: ext/mysql in PECL and E_DEPRECATED

hi Alan! On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Mailing list <alan@akbkhome.com> wrote: > .. annoying top posting... Why do you top post too then? :) > This is getting close to a good solution. > > ini option mysql_is_deprecated - can not be set in .ini/htaccess etc, only > by ini_set() - so hosters/distros can not fix it... Are you asking to add an option to do exactly the same than the error reporting option does? > Normally added just before mysql_connect... > > ini_set('mysql_is_deprecated', "I WILL NOT USE IT IN THE FUTURE"); eror_reporting(...); > mysql_connect(......) > Solves: > - Users will get warnings on upgrading - it can not be hidden by > hosters/distros etc. > - Users can easily disable the warning, however they will be explicitly > aware of the problem. Warning on install, on connect and in the doc is not enough? :) And once it is on pecl, we have the superseded/deprecated flag too there. It won't help for distros but distros will follow app leads, as usual. The only reason why distros still provide ext/mysql by default is because the apps require it by default. Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org