mysqli::init

mysqli_init

(PHP 5)

mysqli::init -- mysqli_init — Initializes MySQLi and returns a resource for use with mysqli_real_connect()

Description

Object oriented style

mysqli mysqli::init ( void )

Procedural style

mysqli mysqli_init ( void )

Allocates or initializes a MYSQL object suitable for mysqli_options() and mysqli_real_connect().

Note:

Any subsequent calls to any mysqli function (except mysqli_options()) will fail until mysqli_real_connect() was called.

Return Values

Returns an object.

Examples

See mysqli_real_connect().

See Also

• mysqli_options() - Set options
• mysqli_close() - Closes a previously opened database connection
• mysqli_real_connect() - Opens a connection to a mysql server
• mysqli_connect() - Alias of mysqli::__construct