What is the Difference Between mysql and mysqli?

[jatindersingh]

What is the Difference Between mysql and mysqli?

[shilparana]

MySQLi is an improvement over the old mysql extension. Even the "I" in mysqli stands for improved.

[AmitSood]

MySQL is a database management system based on the relational model.
MySQLi is a relational database driver that is used mainly in the PHP programming language.

[Daljeet]

MySQL is old database driver deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0 procedural and manual escaping.
MySQLi is improved driver included with PHP 5 and later object oriented interface.it support for prepared statements.

[Guest]

MYsqli is an improved version of Mysql extension that is used for storing data in Database. "i" in mysqli stands for Improved.