[Phpmyadmin-devel] REPOST: connect_type and mysqli

[Marc Delisle]

Hi,
Could mysqli users confirm the behavior I mention?
I think this should be cleared up before 2.6.0-rc1.

Thanks,

Marc

Marc Delisle wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> With older mysql extension, when I wanted to connect to localhost,
> I was using
> host = localhost
> connect_type = tcp
> 
> and it made a socket connection. That's why the "tcp" default worked
> most of the time.
> 
> Now with mysqli, it no longer works: I have to tell "socket" in 
> connect_type.
> 
> Please confirm this behavior.
> 
> Also, looking at the php manual for both mysql and mysqli,
> I wonder if we should keep the connect_type parameter.
> 
> Marc