mysqli - Do I really need to do $result->close(); & $mysqli->close();?

Question

Just started using mysqli. If I\'m working with small data sets on small websites (traffic-wise), do I really need to use these all the time?

$result->clo         


        

Answer 1

You should get in the habit of doing cleanup right (calling close as soon as you're done), or the resource leaks can gradually accumulate until they impact performance.

As far as what DB layer, learning PDO should be worthwhile because it is well-designed and compatible with all the major databases.