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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.
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