PHP mysqli init() Function

Example

Use of the mysqli_init() function:

<?php
$con = mysqli_init();
if (!$con) {
die("mysqli_init failed");
}

if (!mysqli_real_connect($con,"localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db")) {
die("Connect Error: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}

mysqli_close($con);
?>

Definition and Usage

The init / mysqli_init() function initializes MySQLi and returns an object to use with the mysqli_real_connect() function.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> init

Procedural style:

mysqli_init()

Technical Details

Return Value:	An object to use with the mysqli_real_connect() function
PHP Version:	5+

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