Can I compile mysqli with mysqlnd to use as a dynamic extension? I would need to do this for linux from a windows machine (though I could use a linux distro if needed).
WHY? Because my hosting provider is dumb. mysqlnd should be the default driver for PHP 5.4+, but they don't even use it for their PHP 7.0 version. Contacting them was a waste of time, as they insisted mysqlnd was deprecated in favor of mysqli (which isn't how it works).