# Changelog

The following changes have been made to classes/functions/methods of this extension.

### General Changelog for the ext/mysql extension

This changelog references the ext/mysql extension.

### Global ext/mysql changes

The following is a list of changes to the entire ext/mysql extension.

Version | Description
--- | ---
7.0.0 | This extension was removed from PHP. For details, see Choosing an API.
5.5.0 | This extension has been deprecated. Connecting to a MySQL database via mysql_connect(), mysql_pconnect() or an implicit connection via any other mysql_* function will generate an `E_DEPRECATED` error.
5.5.0 | All of the old deprecated functions and aliases now emit `E_DEPRECATED` errors. These functions are: mysql(), mysql_fieldname(), mysql_fieldtable(), mysql_fieldlen(), mysql_fieldtype(), mysql_fieldflags(), mysql_selectdb(), mysql_createdb(), mysql_dropdb(), mysql_freeresult(), mysql_numfields(), mysql_numrows(), mysql_listdbs(), mysql_listtables(), mysql_listfields(), mysql_db_name(), mysql_dbname(), mysql_tablename(), and mysql_table_name().

### Changes to existing functions

The following list is a compilation of changelog entries from the ext/mysql functions.

Version | Function | Description
--- | --- | ---
5.5.0 | mysql_connect | This function will generate an E_DEPRECATED error.
| mysql_db_name | The mysql_list_dbs function is deprecated, and emits an E_DEPRECATED level error.
| mysql_pconnect | This function will generate an E_DEPRECATED error.
| mysql_tablename | The mysql_tablename function is deprecated, and emits an E_DEPRECATED level error.
5.3.0 | mysql_db_query | This function now throws an E_DEPRECATED notice.
| mysql_escape_string | This function now throws an E_DEPRECATED notice.
4.3.7 | mysql_list_tables | This function became deprecated.
4.3.0 | mysql_escape_string | This function became deprecated, do not use this function. Instead, use mysql_real_escape_string.