Hello forums!
I am eagerous to know the use of mysqli_ like functions for mysql operations.
1> whats the difference between mysql_ and mysqli_ type functions?
2> which one to use and why?
3> in some code i found a complex queries operations like
mysqli_prepare()
mysqli_stmt_bind_param()
mysqli_stmt_execute()
mysqli_stmt_bind_result()
functions found basically in OO approach, whats its advance over general mysqli_query(),mysqli_fetch_array()?
4> which type of function is suitable for mysql operations in php5 in relative to performance?
Can anybody clearify about the facts mentioned above? It would really greatful for me if i know the answer.
Thanks in advance to all of you
