[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21663: Use PDO or mysqli for MySQL queries when available

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#21663: Use PDO or mysqli for MySQL queries when available
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 Reporter:  scottconnerly     |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Database          |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pento):

 Yes! Maybe.

 We want to make the method backwards compatible for when we move to a
 driver system, I like the `WPDB_DRIVER` define from markoheijnen's WP DB
 Driver plugin.

 aaroncampbell, you [comment:146 mentioned previously] that we've had
 problems with adding defines in the past - are there particular problems
 we've had that you think would apply to this situation? Given how early
 `$wpdb` is created, it seems a define would be the only practical way for
 a site to be able to change the driver.

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