Re: MySQLi Compat question

John Coggeshall wrote:

Hello all. Sterling directed me toward these parts regarding a MySQL/MySQLi compatibility layer [*] I've been doing some work on. Basically, the purpose is to eliminate the need to have two separate extensions installed (both mysql and mysqli) by implementing in the mysql extension functionality as user-space functions which are based in mysqli. I've had good success on my own systems with this script, and thought that it might be something that might be extremely useful for inclusion when PHP5 rolls out the door. I've got most of the functionality implemented and would implement the remaining handful of functions, etc.If there's interest.

Maybe I'm on a limb here, but I don't understand why there has to be a new mysql extension (mysqli) which have the same native functions as the mysql extension (mysqli_connect, etc) From what I remember mysqli should be an OO extension to mysql, but my memory might be week :) br Robin