[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42812: Use MySQLi when available by default

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#42812: Use MySQLi when available by default
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 Reporter:  dd32              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.9.2
Component:  Database          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dd32):

 I'm hesitant to want to roll it out in a point release, purely for fear of
 breakage.

 That being said, I can't imagine anything would really break, as we
 include a fallback of MySQLi -> MySQL in the event of a connection
 failure.. so.. lets go for it?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42812#comment:2>
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