PHP host_info() / mysqli_get_host_info() Function

Example - Object Oriented style

Return the server hostname and connection type:

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}

echo $mysqli -> host_info();

$mysqli -> close();
?>

Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.

Definition and Usage

The host_info() / mysqli_get_host_info() function returns the MySQL server hostname and the connection type.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> host_info

Procedural style:

mysqli_get_host_info(connection)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
connection	Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns a string that represents the MySQL server hostname and the connection type
PHP Version:	5+

Example - Procedural style

Return the server hostname and connection type:

<?php
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}

echo mysqli_get_host_info($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>

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