[SECURITY]: MySQL Connector/PHP for MySQL and PHP updated

[Colin Charles]

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL AB announces an updated release of the "MySQL Connector/PHP for 
MySQL and PHP", the Windows downloads for connecting MySQL to PHP, in 
accordance with a PHP security update[1]. This change brings the version 
of PHP up to 5.1.2, and affects those using the mysqli PHP extensions only.

The MySQL Connector/PHP consists of the mysql/mysqli PHP extensions 
built against the latest version of the MySQL client libraries for 
Microsoft Windows.

The advantages on top of the mysql/mysqli PHP extensions currently 
available from php.net are that they contain the latest bug fixes to the 
MySQL Client Library, and make all the features in the MySQL server 
versions 4.1.16+ and 5.0.18+ available.

They are now available in binary format from the MySQL Connector/PHP 
download page at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/php/ and 
mirror sites (note that not all the mirror sites may be up to date at 
this point in time - if you cannot find this version on a mirror, please 
try again later or choose another mirror site).

This binary release contains the mysql/mysqli extensions as well as the 
MySQL PDO driver for PHP 5.1.2, with support for MySQL server versions 
4.1.16+ and 5.0.18+. Note that only the mysqli extension for PHP 5.0, 
but not the older mysql extension, supports the full functionality of 
MySQL versions greater than 4.1.x, such as Stored Procedures, Triggers, 
Views, and much more.

For questions not answered within the Download FAQ, please visit the 
MySQL PHP forums at http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?52.

Kind regards,
     Colin

[1] - PHP Security Advisory 02/2006: Format String Vulnerability (low 
risk) [http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_022006.113.html]

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Colin Charles, Community Engineer
MySQL AB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, www.mysql.com
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