I am building some new additions to an existing WebApp. The old code was written using mysql functions. Changing the entire application to use PDO would be a VERY man-hour-intense thing to do. However, for all new code, I'd like to begin using PDO.
Are there any concerns I need to be aware of for using PDO within an existing application that does NOT use PDO to interface with the database? It's no problem to connect to the DB using both/either of these options at the same time when a page is loaded, correct?
While I'm at it - I am interested to know how big the need is to close a PDO connection after a page loads - or is it fine to leave the connection open?
Thanks all.