| Re: mysqli --- who does the switching? [message #182005 is a reply to message #182003] |
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richard
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On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:36:42 -0700, Scott Johnson wrote:
> On 6/28/2013 5:39 PM, richard wrote:
>> Y'all keep bashing me about switching to mysqli.
>> Well buttheads, as I see it, it ain't MY choice.
>> It is the decision of those that host the servers.
>> After all, where does mysql or mysqli reside? On my machine?
>
> Richard, do you think us buttheads are telling you to switch just to
> make things harder for you?
>
> In reference to mysql_query on the following page:
> http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php
>
> When you looked at the manual for mysql_query, which you say you did
> below, what does the following sentence mean to you?
>
> "This extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in
> the future."
>
> And then WAAAAY down the page, lets say 3-4 next sentences it tells you
> your alternatives with links to how to do it.
>
> If you use hostgator as a previous reply posted, so do I and I use the
> mysqli functions. Just follow the manual and use either the OO or
> procedural method depending on how your framework is set up.
>
> http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.quickstart.dual-interface.php
>
>>
>> You also say I never read the frickin manuals.
>> BULLSHIT!
>
> Redefined BS to mean 'you are correct'.
>
> Just joking don't blow a gasket.
>
>> I read them a lot. On practically every issue I come across.
>> Just so that I can try to understand what it is I want to do.
>>
>> But there are those times when the manuals don't always cover what I want
>> to know.
>
> This last particular post WAS covered in the manual. Can you show me
> where it may have confused you on the order of arguments which was you
> problem?
>
>> I also do a ton of searching through google.
>> BEFORE I post here.
>> And sometimes I find what I need AFTER I post here.
>
> In my own opinion try to use Bing instead. But with that said, as long
> as you have been working on the project and the tons to searching you
> have done, you should have a handful of reliable sources to go to
> without much more engine searching.
>
>> I may have been tagged as "stupid", but that doesn't mean I am not capable
>> of learning.
>
> I personally have not called you stupid, but I did say you don not take
> notes when you are given solutions to basic function usage.
>
> I have personally however sent you to the php->mysql link on how to use
> the mysql_query in the past along with the warning to switch.
>
> My serious short coming is I forget many things while I am coding so I
> keep a notebook on some basic things and when an issue pops up, I
> probably have already had it solved either here or elsewhere.
>
> You may want to consider the same approach.
>
>>
>> On my music site, I have written the scripts to make it work the way I want
>> and I'd say I've done a damn decent job of it.
>> And if something doesn't validate, I find out why and correct it.
>> That's a lot more than what major powerhouses like Google can say
>>
>> Running google.com through the validator shows 25 error and 4 warnings.
>> mroldies.net validates with only 2 minor warnings.
>> msnbc.com contains 140 errors and 31 warnings.
>> microsoft.com contains 520 errors and 482 warnings!
>>
>> And these highly professional people get paid for their shitty ass work?
>>
Or would this be the more proper way of doing mysql_query()?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli-result.data-seek.php
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