According to php.net, mysql is deprecated and mysqli should be used instead. Why is 'dbdriver' (in application/config/database.php) set as mysql by default instead of mysqli or better yet PDO?
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2It was deprecated but same as for some reason a lot of businesses are stuck in XP, a lot of devs and hosts are in php4 - early php5. You can (to some degree) use CodeIgniter in an older version of PHP. – ggdx Oct 25 '14 at 22:24
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@dwhite.me so if i'm starting a new project I should change it to mysqli right? Or PDO? – solstice Oct 25 '14 at 22:41
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1I use mysqli, never had any issue. – ggdx Oct 25 '14 at 22:47
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You can always change that to mysqli, but before changing to mysqli enable mysqli in php.ini As described in this answer.
