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mysqli::$connect_error

mysqli_connect_error

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

mysqli::$connect_error -- mysqli_connect_errorReturns a string description of the last connect error


Description

Object oriented style

string $mysqli->connect_error;

Procedural style

mysqli_connect_error ( ) : string

Returns the last error message string from the last call to mysqli_connect().


Return Values

A string that describes the error. NULL is returned if no error occurred.


Examples

Example #1 $mysqli->connect_error example

Object oriented style


<?php$mysqli = @new mysqli('localhost', 'fake_user', 'my_password', 'my_db');// Works as of PHP 5.2.9 and 5.3.0.if ($mysqli->connect_error) {    die('Connect Error: ' . $mysqli->connect_error);}?>

Procedural style


<?php$link = @mysqli_connect('localhost', 'fake_user', 'my_password', 'my_db');if (!$link) {    die('Connect Error: ' . mysqli_connect_error());}?>

The above examples will output:


Connect Error: Access denied for user 'fake_user'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Notes

Warning The mysqli->connect_error property only works properly as of PHP versions 5.2.9 and 5.3.0. Use the mysqli_connect_error() function if compatibility with earlier PHP versions is required.


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