Has PHP abandoned the MySQL extension?
<p>Recently the PHP manual started showing the following warning on every mysql function page:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Use of this extension is discouraged. Instead, the MySQLi or
  PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API
  guide and related FAQ for more information...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>MySQLi used to be very buggy, but have they improved it so that it's finally worthy of its name? Is that why they're abandoning the MySQL extension and trying to get people to use MySQLi?</p>

<p>Actually, I would like to use MySQLi if it's not buggy anymore. It has more features and it's object oriented.</p>

<p>Any comments on this? </p>

<p>//EDIT: What I want to know is if it's OK to use MySQLi. Or is it still buggy? Should I go with PDO instead? </p>
