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<h1 class="title">Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers</h1>
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<h1 class="title">Introduction</h1>
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Depending on the version of PHP, there are either two or three PHP APIs
for accessing the MySQL database. PHP 5 users can choose between the
deprecated <a href="book.mysql.html" class="link">mysql</a> extension,
<a href="book.mysqli.html" class="link">mysqli</a>, or
<a href="ref.pdo-mysql.html" class="link">PDO_MySQL</a>. PHP 7 removes the mysql
extension, leaving only the latter two options.
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This guide explains the
<a href="mysqlinfo.terminology.html" class="link">terminology</a> used to describe
each API, information about
<a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.html" class="link">choosing which API</a> to
use, and also information to help choose which MySQL
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the API.
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