[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9308: Plugins easily break wp-db.php - one line patch fixes the problem

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#9308: Plugins easily break wp-db.php - one line patch fixes the problem
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 Reporter:  mark8barnes                      |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |       Status:  closed   
 Priority:  normal                           |    Milestone:           
Component:  General                          |      Version:  2.7.1    
 Severity:  normal                           |   Resolution:  invalid  
 Keywords:  wp-db, has-patch, needs-testing  |  
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Comment(by jacobsantos):

 As an aside, if you used PDO, then each instance is self contained,
 meaning, you can have one instance connecting to one Database and another
 instance connecting to another with no interference between the two.

 You can achieve this using the mysql, using various hacks which are not
 fully tested (in theory shit that should work, tends not to). I'm almost
 certain that if you used the OO library of mysqli that you can also
 achieve the same effect.

 The point is, is that WordPress expects for its environment to be
 immutable and it is not a bug to expect for it to stay this way. If a
 plugin wants WordPress to function correctly, then they need to be sure
 the environment stays the way WordPress wants it.

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