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rfc:mysql_deprecation [2012/11/13 03:06] – Bump version number. aharveyrfc:mysql_deprecation [2012/11/28 06:12] – Slight clarification of the question breakdown. aharvey
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 ====== Request for Comments: ext/mysql deprecation ====== ====== Request for Comments: ext/mysql deprecation ======
-  * Version: 1.1 +  * Version: 1.1.2 
-  * Date: 2012-11-12+  * Date: 2012-11-28
   * Author: Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net>   * Author: Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net>
-  * Status: Under Discussion+  * Status: Voting
   * First Published at: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/mysql_deprecation   * First Published at: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/mysql_deprecation
   * Trivial patch: http://files.adamharvey.name/mysql-deprecation.patch   * Trivial patch: http://files.adamharvey.name/mysql-deprecation.patch
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 This RFC proposes to generate E_DEPRECATED errors when connecting to a MySQL database with the ext/mysql API. This RFC proposes to generate E_DEPRECATED errors when connecting to a MySQL database with the ext/mysql API.
 +
 +===== Voting ======
 +
 +Please note that there are two questions below: please vote on both if possible. The first controls the direct result of this RFC, while the second is to provide guidance should the RFC be rejected.
 +
 +<doodle title="Should ext/mysql generate E_DEPRECATED errors in PHP 5.5?" auth="user" voteType="single" closed="false">
 +   * Yes
 +   * No
 +</doodle>
 +
 +There are four options available for the next question:
 +
 +If the vote to make ext/mysql generate E_DEPRECATED errors is unsuccessful, what course of action do you think we should take?
 +
 +  * **(a)** Enhance the manual text to make the soft deprecation clearer, and generate E_DEPRECATED notices in PHP 5.6.
 +  * **(b)** Enhance the manual text to make the soft deprecation clearer, but take no further action in terms of E_DEPRECATED for the forseeable future.
 +  * **%%(c)%%** Remove the warnings from the manual and undeprecate ext/mysql entirely.
 +  * **(d)** Do nothing.
 +
 +<doodle title="If the vote to make ext/mysql generate E_DEPRECATED errors is unsuccessful, what course of action do you think we should take?" auth="user" voteType="single" closed="false">
 +>
 +   * (a)
 +   * (b)
 +   * (c)
 +   * (d)
 +</doodle>
  
 ===== Background ===== ===== Background =====
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 [[http://files.adamharvey.name/mysql-deprecation.patch|An extremely trivial patch to do this is available.]] [[http://files.adamharvey.name/mysql-deprecation.patch|An extremely trivial patch to do this is available.]]
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 +The proposed wording of the deprecation message is:
 +
 +> The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead
  
 ===== Why? ===== ===== Why? =====
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 None of those reasons have gone away. None of those reasons have gone away.
 +
 +Ulf Wendel has also written [[http://blog.ulf-wendel.de/2012/php-mysql-why-to-upgrade-extmysql/|a terrific blog post explaining why upgrading from ext/mysql is a good idea]].
  
 ===== Issues ===== ===== Issues =====
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 ==== Converting to MySQLi or PDO ==== ==== Converting to MySQLi or PDO ====
  
-  * https://wikis.oracle.com/display/mysql/Converting+to+MySQLi+  * http://wiki.hashphp.org/PDO_Tutorial_for_MySQL_Developers
  
 ==== Suppressing deprecation warnings ==== ==== Suppressing deprecation warnings ====
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 ===== Changelog ===== ===== Changelog =====
  
 +  * 1.1.2 (2012-11-28): Replace the Oracle Wiki link with a link to Ulf's new blog post; moved to voting phase.
 +  * 1.1.1 (2012-11-19): Added the wording of the deprecation message that was already in the patch.
   * 1.1 (2012-11-13): Added workarounds; fixed formatting on the quote of Johannes' e-mail.   * 1.1 (2012-11-13): Added workarounds; fixed formatting on the quote of Johannes' e-mail.
   * 1.0 (2012-11-12): Initial version.   * 1.0 (2012-11-12): Initial version.
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