What are the advantages of using mysqli or PDO over the deprecated mysql functions in PHP for database interactions?

The deprecated mysql functions in PHP are no longer recommended for database interactions due to security vulnerabilities and lack of support in newer PHP versions. It is recommended to use either mysqli (MySQL Improved) or PDO (PHP Data Objects) for safer and more flexible database operations. 

// Using mysqli
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");
if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}

// Using PDO
try {
    $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=database", "username", "password");
    $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
} catch (PDOException $e) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage());
}

Keywords

mysqli PDO mysql functions database interactions advantages

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