<?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 ( 'home' => 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); ?>