id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
19324,"Allow more flexible mysql_connect configuration (compression, ssl, etc)",Otto42,nacin,"In wp-db.php, mysql is connected like so:

{{{
if ( WP_DEBUG ) {
	$this->dbh = mysql_connect( $this->dbhost, $this->dbuser, $this->dbpassword, true );
} else {
	$this->dbh = @mysql_connect( $this->dbhost, $this->dbuser, $this->dbpassword, true );
}
}}}

The ""true"" forces a new link to be established (not allowing connection reuse), and no fifth parameter means that one cannot use the mysql client constants, such as MYSQL_CLIENT_SSL for SSL support or MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS for compression. Things like that.

Suggest adding filters or some kind of hooks here to allow these to be defined/overridden by plugins as well. SSL support especially would be nice for people who have separate DB servers and want a small extra smidge of security over that link.

Currently the only way to really do this and be semi-forward-compatible is to copy wp-db.php into wp-content/db.php and modify the file directly. Not exactly upgrade friendly.
",feature request,closed,normal,3.5,Database,3.2,normal,fixed,has-patch commit,kobenews@… chris@… strategyoracle@…