On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:36:20 +0100 Kristian Nielsen <knielsen@knielsen-hq.org> wrote: Kristian> Hi Daniel, Kristian> Kristian> I have pushed MWL#192 to 5.5.21. This introduces a minor Kristian> change in functionality. I hope you can find a good place to Kristian> put this in the documentation/knowledgebase. Here is Kristian> suggested text, let me know if you have questions, and feel Kristian> free to improve the text as you like: Kristian> Kristian> "In MySQL, and in MariaDB versions before 5.5.21, Kristian> mysql_real_connect() removes from the MYSQL object any Kristian> options set with mysql_option() when it fails. From MariaDB Kristian> 5.5.21, options are preserved by a failing Kristian> mysql_real_connect(); use mysql_close(), as normal, to clear Kristian> them. Kristian> Kristian> This only has effect if the MYSQL object is reused after a Kristian> mysql_real_connect() failure (which is unusual). No Kristian> real-life incompatibilities are expected from this change; it Kristian> is unlikely that an application will rely on options being Kristian> automatically removed between connection attempts." Kristian> Kristian> (I am preparing information for you to fully document the new Kristian> MWL#192 feature; I will send it to you later). I'll get this added to the preliminary 5.5.21 release notes, and get the other documentation you prepped added to the KB. If I have any questions, I'll let you know. Thanks! -- Daniel Bartholomew MariaDB - http://mariadb.org Monty Program - http://montyprogram.com AskMonty Knowledgebase - http://kb.askmonty.org