echo "<br /><br />MYSQL";
mysql_connect($sql_host,$sql_user,$sql_pass) or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($sql_base);
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM texte");
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { echo '<pre>'; print_r($row); echo '</pre>';}
// OK !

echo "<br /><br />MYSQLI";
$sql = new mysqli($sql_host,$sql_user,$sql_pass,$sql_base) or die(mysqli_error($dblink));
if(!$sql->ping()) echo "<br />PAS DE CONNEXION"; // => no problemo
$query = $sql->query("SELECT * from texte") or $sql->errors[$sql->error]++; // => no error
while($row = $query->fetch_object) { echo '<pre>'; print_r($row); echo '</pre>';}
// NOT OK ! (0 result)