Description
Applications running on PHP 8.4 can connect to MySQL or MariaDB databases. These runtime drivers are used by CMS platforms, web apps, admin panels, reporting tools, and backend jobs that query or update database records. They are dependency-only and have no separate launcher; PHP code uses them when enabled and credentials are configured. Database roles, TLS, prepared statements, backups, and migration scripts need care because the drivers can read or change private data.