= Step for converting red to use mysqli =
This page documents how to convert red to use mysqli instead of mysql.

== Function changes ==
Since mysqli is not a drop in replacement for mysql, we need to determine the necessary function changes required by mysqli.

Currently red uses 10 mysql functions, below is a description of each one and the comparable function in mysqli.

=== mysql_connect ===
=== mysql_data_seek ===
=== mysql_error ===
=== mysql_fetch_array ===
=== mysql_fetch_assoc ===
=== mysql_fetch_row ===
=== mysql_insert_id ===
=== mysql_num_rows ===
=== mysql_query ===
=== mysql_select_db ===

== These function occur in 22 different files ==
 * common/share/src/class.red_ado.inc.php
 * common/share/src/class.red_db.inc.php
 * common/share/src/red.utils.inc.php
 * docs/sql/2009-07-08.php
 * node/sbin/find-inactive
 * node/sbin/red-dump-db-list
 * node/sbin/red-node-update
 * node/sbin/red-set-mysql-connection-limits
 * node/share/src/modules/class.red_item_mysql_db_node_mysql.inc.php
 * node/share/src/modules/class.red_item_mysql_user_node_mysql.inc.php
 * ui/sbin/create-reverse-ip
 * ui/sbin/import-addresses
 * ui/sbin/import-dns
 * ui/sbin/import-users-and-email-addresses
 * ui/sbin/mv-server-name-and-alias
 * ui/sbin/populate-member-end-date
 * ui/sbin/print-invoice
 * ui/sbin/transfer-red-items-to-new-host
 * ui/share/src/class.red_api.inc.php
 * ui/share/src/functions.inc.php
 * ui/www/extras/change_password/index.php
 * ui/www/extras/reset_password/index.php