It can be used pretty much anywhere mysql_query() can be used.
It's new, that's why it's not documented :)
The benefits of it:
- At no point does the client (PHP) have to hold the entire result set in
memory. With big query results, it can save a lot of RAM.
- Response time is generally better, especially with complex/large
queries. You get the first row as soon as it's available, instead of
having to wait for the MySQL server to find all of the rows.
Zeev
At 11:45 7/5/2001, Jani Taskinen wrote:
>On Mon, 7 May 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote:
>
> >At 02:16 7/5/2001, Wez Furlong wrote:
> >>I've seen "mysql_unbuffered_query" mentioned a couple of times lately and I
> >>thought that it would be useful for my current project.
> >>However, I need the functionality of mysql_db_query, but working in
> >>unbuffered mode.
> >>I was about to produce a patch and noticed that the proto comments already
> >>include an optional parameter that appears as if it were to be used for
> >>this purpose, although it is not yet handled by the code.
> >>
> >>Should I create a patch that enables the parameter?
> >>
> >>It's just a case of defining the constants and passing it to the
> >>"do_query_general" function, right?
> >
> >Probably... Are you sure you can't use mysql_unbuffered_query(),
> >though? If you're really used to supplying the database argument, you can
> >easily write a 2 line PHP function that does the same thing...
> >
>
>Hmm..this seems to be an undocumented function. What is the use of it?
>Benefits over using mysql_query() for example? Where/when it _can't_ be used?
>
>--Jani
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