phpinfo() question about mysql=shared

[NotGiven]

My hosting firm uses virtual servers indicating each mysql server is
separate. I see this on two of my accounts:

'--with-mysql=shared,/PATH/'

and the other one of my accounts at the same hosting company says:

'--with-mysql=/PATH/'

What does the SHARE mean?

[Daniel Tryba]

NotGiven <no****@nonegiven.net> wrote:

'--with-mysql=shared,/PATH/'

and the other one of my accounts at the same hosting company says:

'--with-mysql=/PATH/'

What does the SHARE mean?

That (in this case) mysql is build as a (loadable) php module, the
second example has mysql compiled statically into php.

See dl() for more info.

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Daniel Tryba

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

NotGiven wrote:

My hosting firm uses virtual servers indicating each mysql server is
separate. I see this on two of my accounts:

'--with-mysql=shared,/PATH/'

and the other one of my accounts at the same hosting company says:

'--with-mysql=/PATH/'

What does the SHARE mean?

All I can find in the PHP build documents is it loads the module as a SHARED
module. But what the exact implications are I can't tell you. Maybe some
linux/unix guru might be able to tell what to expect. it SOUNDS like it's
shared among several possible processes, but I'm not sure...

Pjotr

[NotGiven]

thanks for your help guys
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My hosting firm uses virtual servers indicating each mysql server is
separate. I see this on two of my accounts:

'--with-mysql=shared,/PATH/'

and the other one of my accounts at the same hosting company says:

'--with-mysql=/PATH/'

What does the SHARE mean?