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+<?php
+if (extension_loaded("mysqli")) {
+	class Min_MySQLi extends MySQLi {
+		function mysqli_result($result, $row, $field) {
+			mysqli_data_seek($result, $row);
+			$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
+			return $row[$field];
+		}
+	}
+	$mysql = mysqli_init();
+} elseif (extension_loaded("mysql")) {
+	class Min_MySQL {
+		var $_link;
+		function real_connect($server, $username, $password) { return $this->_link = mysql_connect($server, $username, $password, false, 131072); }
+		function query($query) { return new Min_MySQLResult(mysql_query($query, $this->_link)); }
+		function result($result, $row, $field = 0) { return mysql_result($result->_result, $row, $field); }
+		function error() { return mysql_error($this->_link); }
+		function affected_rows() { return mysql_affected_rows($this->_link); }
+		function select_db($database) { return mysql_select_db($database, $this->_link); }
+		function real_escape_string($string) { return mysql_real_escape_string($string, $this->_link); }
+		function get_server_info() { return mysql_get_server_info($this->_link); }
+		
+		function fetch_field($result, $offset = null) {
+			$row = mysql_fetch_field($result, $offset);
+			$row->orgtable = $row->table;
+			$row->orgname = $row->name;
+			$row->charsetnr = ($row->blob ? 63 : 0);
+			return $row;
+		}
+	}
+	class Min_MySQLResult {
+		var $_result;
+		function Min_MySQLResult($result) { $this->_result = $result; }
+		function fetch_assoc() { return mysql_fetch_assoc($this->_result); }
+		function fetch_row() { return mysql_fetch_row($this->_result); }
+		function free_result() { return mysql_free_result($this->_result); }
+		function num_rows() { return mysql_num_rows($this->_result); }
+	}
+	$mysql = new Min_MySQL;
+} else {
+	
+}