[TYPO3-linux] install tool compatible with mysqli?

[Jacob Floyd]

I just installed a machine with the mysqli php extension. I didn't
install the mysql extension because I figured it world work, however I'm
the Install tool says it can't find MySQL, and in the
class.tx_install.php it refers to the mysql extension:

if (!extension_loaded('mysql') && !t3lib_extMgm::isLoaded('dbal'))

Do I need to somehow use the new database abstraction layer? How?

I'm hesitant to use the mysql (vs mysqli) for the newest versions of
mysql (5.0.x and up). The php manual suggests using mysql for < 4.1 and
mysqli for >=4.1 ...

Thanks for the help,
Jacob Floyd