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Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Posted by Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

PHP When do we use? mysql_close($connection)

HI,

When do we use mysql_close($connection) ?

I know its to close connection but when? : p

If somebody will attack a file and if some code is executed thill will come? : p or something.

2 Answers

shawn stokes
shawn stokes
5,651 Points
shawn stokes
shawn stokes
5,651 Points

you will want to use it at the footer of any page were you connect to the db.

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

Never, because you shouldn't be using any of the mysql_****** functions anymore. They were deprecated in PHP 5.5 and if you use them now it will make upgrading your app more difficult in the future.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Well, i know about mysqli but i just copied it and if we add and mysqli_close($connection) it should still work right . But when do we use this code? or what it did serve before? i mean