This package provides modules for mysql database connections directly from php scripts. it includes the generic "mysql" module which can be used to connect to all versions of mysql, an improved "mysqli" module for mysql version 4.1 or later, and the pdo_mysql module for use with the php data object extension.

php (recursive acronym for php: hypertext preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into html.