note 55976 added to function.mysql-connect

In a follow-up to Anthony Boyd, if you have the relevant capability you can also start the MySQL server with the --old-passwords option, or put the line "old_passwords" in to my.cnf/other MySQL config file, eg: language = /usr/share/mysql/english max_connections = 1000 skip-external-locking old_passwords # # Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on # localhost which is more compatible and is not less secure. #bind-address = 127.0.0.1 bind-address = *.*.*.* key_buffer = 256M I prefer this option as it is more transparent to processes creating passwords that you do not control, eg phpMyAdmin or - in my case - debian maintenance scripts. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55976 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55976&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55976&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php