Description:
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PHP 5.3.5 / MySQL 5.5.8 / XAMPP 1.7.4 for LINUX

MySQL maintains two variables in information_schema.global_status: QUERIES and QUESTIONS. mysql_stat throws QUESTIONS but displays variable QUERIES.

Problem has also been around in PHP 5.1

Test script:
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from php.net documentation

<?php
$link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
$status = explode('  ', mysql_stat($link));
print_r($status);
?>
Array
(
    [0] => Uptime: 5380
    [1] => Threads: 2
    [2] => Questions: 1321299
    [3] => Slow queries: 0
    [4] => Opens: 26
    [5] => Flush tables: 1
    [6] => Open tables: 17
    [7] => Queries per second avg: 245.595
)

Expected result:
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[2] => Queries: 1321299