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<h1 class="title">MySQL Drivers and Plugins</h1>
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PHP offers several MySQL drivers and plugins for accessing and
handling MySQL.
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The differences and functionality of the MySQL extensions are described
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<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set"><li><a href="mysql.html">Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers</a><ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="mysqlinfo.terminology.html">Terminology overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.html">Choosing an API</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.library.choosing.html">Choosing a library</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.concepts.html">Concepts</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysql.html">Mysql</a> — Original MySQL API<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysql.html">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysql.setup.html">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="changelog.mysql.html">Changelog</a></li><li><a href="mysql.constants.html">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="mysql.examples.html">Examples</a></li><li><a href="ref.mysql.html">MySQL Functions</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqli.html">Mysqli</a> — MySQL Improved Extension<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysqli.html">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.overview.html">Overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.quickstart.html">Quick start guide</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.setup.html">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.persistconns.html">The mysqli Extension and Persistent Connections</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.constants.html">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.notes.html">Notes</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.summary.html">The MySQLi Extension Function Summary</a></li><li><a href="class.mysqli.html">mysqli</a> — The mysqli class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-stmt.html">mysqli_stmt</a> — The mysqli_stmt class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-result.html">mysqli_result</a> — The mysqli_result class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-driver.html">mysqli_driver</a> — The mysqli_driver class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-warning.html">mysqli_warning</a> — The mysqli_warning class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-sql-exception.html">mysqli_sql_exception</a> — The mysqli_sql_exception class</li><li><a href="ref.mysqli.html">Aliases and deprecated Mysqli Functions</a></li><li><a href="changelog.mysqli.html">Changelog</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqlnd.html">Mysqlnd</a> — MySQL Native Driver<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysqlnd.html">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.overview.html">Overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.install.html">Installation</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.config.html">Runtime Configuration</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.incompatibilities.html">Incompatibilities</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.persist.html">Persistent Connections</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.stats.html">Statistics</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.notes.html">Notes</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.plugin.html">MySQL Native Driver Plugin API</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqlnd-ms.html">mysqlnd_ms</a> — Mysqlnd replication and load balancing 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href="mysqlnd-qc.changes.html">Change History</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqlnd-uh.html">mysqlnd_uh</a> — Mysqlnd user handler plugin<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysqlnd-uh.html">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd-uh.quickstart.html">Quickstart and Examples</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd-uh.setup.html">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd-uh.constants.html">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="class.mysqlnduhconnection.html">MysqlndUhConnection</a> — The MysqlndUhConnection class</li><li><a href="class.mysqlnduhpreparedstatement.html">MysqlndUhPreparedStatement</a> — The MysqlndUhPreparedStatement class</li><li><a href="ref.mysqlnd-uh.html">Mysqlnd_uh Functions</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd-uh.changes.html">Change History</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqlnd-mux.html">mysqlnd_mux</a> — Mysqlnd connection multiplexing plugin<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a 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