is MySQL also being deprecated or just the MySQL Library ?

[needsomehelp]

I see in the footnote of a reply I had about MySQL Library being deprecated.

As of PHP 5.5, the MySQL library has been officially deprecated. It is recommended to move to either MySQLi or PDO libraries for your mysql connectivity. See here for help choosing which interface you prefer: http://php.net/manual/en/mysqlinfo.api.choosing.php

Before I make a start, I wanted to ensure I understand that it is just the PHP used to connect to MySQL that is changing and not that MySQL is also being deprecated.

[felgall]

MYSQLI_ can only access mySQL databases,

PDO can access mySQL databases as well as other databases (but because it supports multiple databases it is slightly slower).

Both support PREPARE and BIND commands which allow you to keep your SQL and data completely separate and so remove all possibility of injection.

MYSQL_ is being removed because it doesn't support all the modern functionality that mySQL databases support such as PREPARE and BIND.

It is just the MYSQL_ interface that is being deleted. The other two ways to access mySQL databases still exist and both have been recommended as replacements for MYSQL_ since PHP 5 was first released.

[needsomehelp]

I see, thank you.

[abduraooft]

Have a look at the article Fedora Looks To Replace MySQL With MariaDB too.

The original company behind MySQL, MySQL AB, were bought out by Sun which was then bought by Oracle. Recent changes made by Oracle indicate they are moving the MySQL project to be more closed. They are no longer publishing any useful information about security issues (CVEs), and they are not providing complete regression tests any more, and a very large fraction of the mysql bug database is now not public.