Is it necessary to update anything in XAMPP to use MySQLi functions instead of MySQL functions in PHP?

To use MySQLi functions instead of MySQL functions in PHP, it is necessary to ensure that the MySQLi extension is enabled in your PHP configuration. This can typically be done by uncommenting or adding the line `extension=mysqli` in your php.ini file. Additionally, you may need to update your PHP code to use MySQLi functions instead of deprecated MySQL functions. 

// Connect to the database using MySQLi
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "my_database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Query using MySQLi
$sql = "SELECT * FROM my_table";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    // Output data of each row
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["name"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}

$conn->close();

Keywords

XAMPP MySQLi functions MySQL functions PHP update

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