- MySQLi
. Dropped support for LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE handlers when using libmysql.
Known for stability problems. (Andrey)
+ . Added support for SHA256 authentication available with MySQL 5.6.6+. (Andrey)
+
- PCRE:
. Deprecated the /e modifier
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9. New Global Constants
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-
+- mysqli
+ - Added MYSQLI_SERVER_PUBLIC_KEY constant to be used with mysqli_options()
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10. Changes to INI File Handling
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+- mysqlnd
+ - Added mysqlnd.sha256_server_public_key INI PERDIR setting that affects all
+ APIs which use(are built) for mysqlnd. This allows ext/mysqli to be used
+ with the new auth protocol, although at coarser level.
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