<?php
include_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/include/shared-manual.inc';
$TOC = array();
$TOC_DEPRECATED = array();
$PARENTS = array();
include_once dirname(__FILE__) ."/toc/mysql.inc";
$setup = array (
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  array (
    0 => 'index.php',
    1 => 'PHP Manual',
  ),
  'head' => 
  array (
    0 => 'UTF-8',
    1 => 'en',
  ),
  'this' => 
  array (
    0 => 'mysqlinfo.intro.php',
    1 => 'Introduction',
  ),
  'up' => 
  array (
    0 => 'mysql.php',
    1 => 'Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers',
  ),
  'prev' => 
  array (
    0 => 'mysql.php',
    1 => 'Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers',
  ),
  'next' => 
  array (
    0 => 'mysqlinfo.terminology.php',
    1 => 'Terminology overview',
  ),
  'alternatives' => 
  array (
  ),
  'source' => 
  array (
    'lang' => 'en',
    'path' => 'reference/mysqlinfo/set.xml',
  ),
  'history' => 
  array (
  ),
);
$setup["toc"] = $TOC;
$setup["toc_deprecated"] = $TOC_DEPRECATED;
$setup["parents"] = $PARENTS;
manual_setup($setup);

contributors($setup);

?>
<div id="mysqlinfo.intro" class="preface">
   <h1 class="title">Introduction</h1>
   <p class="para">
    There are several PHP APIs
    for accessing the MySQL database. Users can choose between the
    <a href="book.mysqli.php" class="link">mysqli</a> or
    <a href="ref.pdo-mysql.php" class="link">PDO_MySQL</a> extensions.
   </p>
   <p class="para">
    This guide explains the
    <a href="mysqlinfo.terminology.php" class="link">terminology</a> used to describe
    each API, information about
    <a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.php" class="link">choosing which API</a> to
    use, and also information to help choose which MySQL
    <a href="mysqlinfo.library.choosing.php" class="link">library to use</a> with
    the API.
   </p>
  </div><?php manual_footer($setup); ?>