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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst | 20 |
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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index 906c303a4..5b0187350 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released - PHP 5.1.6 is no longer supported. CodeIgniter now requires PHP 5.2.4. - Changed filenaming convention (class file names now must be Ucfirst and everything else in lowercase). + - Changed the default database driver to 'mysqli' (the old 'mysql' driver is DEPRECATED). - ``$_SERVER['CI_ENV']`` can now be set to control the ``ENVIRONMENT`` constant. - Added an optional backtrace to php-error template. - Added Android to the list of user agents. @@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Database + - DEPRECATED the 'mysql', 'sqlite', 'mssql' and 'pdo/dblib' (also known as 'pdo/mssql' or 'pdo/sybase') drivers. - Added **dsn** configuration setting for drivers that support DSN strings (PDO, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC, CUBRID). - Added **schema** configuration setting (defaults to *public*) for drivers that might need it (currently used by PostgreSQL and ODBC). - Added subdrivers support (currently only used by PDO). diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index f0759a15e..ca7569b57 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -333,6 +333,26 @@ Smiley helper js_insert_smiley() :doc:`Smiley Helper <../helpers/smiley_helper>` function ``js_insert_smiley()`` has been deprecated since CodeIgniter 1.7.2 and is now removed. You'll need to switch to ``smiley_js()`` instead. +Database drivers 'mysql', 'sqlite', 'mssql', 'pdo/dblib' +======================================================== + +The **mysql** driver utilizes the old 'mysql' PHP extension, known for its aging code base and +many low-level problems. The extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5 and CodeIgniter deprecates +it in version 3.0, switching the default configured MySQL driver to **mysqli**. + +Please use either the 'mysqli' or 'pdo/mysql' drivers for MySQL. The old 'mysql' driver will be +removed at some point in the future. + +The **sqlite**, **mssql** and **pdo/dblib** (also known as pdo/mssql or pdo/sybase) drivers +all depend on PHP extensions that for different reasons no longer exist since PHP 5.3. + +Therefore we are now deprecating these drivers as we will have to remove them in one of the next +CodeIgniter versions. You should use the more advanced, **sqlite3**, **sqlsrv** or **pdo/sqlsrv** +drivers respectively. + +.. note:: These drivers are still available, but you're strongly encouraged to switch to other ones + sooner rather than later. + Security helper do_hash() ========================= |