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mysqli::init

mysqli_init

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

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

Description

Object oriented style

public mysqli::init ( ) : mysqli

Procedural style

mysqli_init ( ) : mysqli

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

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.init.php