The mysqli class

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Introduction

Represents a connection between PHP and a MySQL database.

Class synopsis

class mysqli {

/* Properties */

public readonly int|string $affected_rows;

public readonly string $client_info;

public readonly int $client_version;

public readonly int $connect_errno;

public readonly ?string $connect_error;

public readonly int $errno;

public readonly string $error;

public readonly array $error_list;

public readonly int $field_count;

public readonly string $host_info;

public readonly ?string $info;

public readonly int|string $insert_id;

public readonly string $server_info;

public readonly int $server_version;

public readonly string $sqlstate;

public readonly int $protocol_version;

public readonly int $thread_id;

public readonly int $warning_count;

/* Methods */

public __construct(
    string $hostname = ini_get("mysqli.default_host"),
    string $username = ini_get("mysqli.default_user"),
    string $password = ini_get("mysqli.default_pw"),
    string $database = "",
    int $port = ini_get("mysqli.default_port"),
    string $socket = ini_get("mysqli.default_socket")
)

public autocommit(bool $enable): bool

public begin_transaction(int $flags = 0, ?string $name = null): bool

public change_user(string $username, string $password, ?string $database): bool

public character_set_name(): string

public close(): bool

public commit(int $flags = 0, ?string $name = null): bool

public connect(
    string $hostname = ini_get("mysqli.default_host"),
    string $username = ini_get("mysqli.default_user"),
    string $password = ini_get("mysqli.default_pw"),
    string $database = "",
    int $port = ini_get("mysqli.default_port"),
    string $socket = ini_get("mysqli.default_socket")
): void

public debug(string $options): bool

public dump_debug_info(): bool

public get_charset(): ?object

public get_client_info(): string

public get_connection_stats(): array

public get_server_info(): string

public get_warnings(): mysqli_warning|false

public kill(int $process_id): bool

public more_results(): bool

public multi_query(string $query): bool

public next_result(): bool

public options(int $option, string|int $value): bool

public ping(): bool

public static poll(
    ?array &$read,
    ?array &$error,
    array &$reject,
    int $seconds,
    int $microseconds = 0
): int|false

public prepare(string $query): mysqli_stmt|false

public query(string $query, int $result_mode = MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT): mysqli_result|bool

public real_connect(
    string $host = ?,
    string $username = ?,
    string $passwd = ?,
    string $dbname = ?,
    int $port = ?,
    string $socket = ?,
    int $flags = ?
): bool

public real_escape_string(string $string): string

public real_query(string $query): bool

public reap_async_query(): mysqli_result|bool

public refresh(int $flags): bool

public release_savepoint(string $name): bool

public rollback(int $flags = 0, ?string $name = null): bool

public savepoint(string $name): bool

public select_db(string $database): bool

public set_charset(string $charset): bool

public ssl_set(
    ?string $key,
    ?string $certificate,
    ?string $ca_certificate,
    ?string $ca_path,
    ?string $cipher_algos
): bool

public stat(): string|false

public stmt_init(): mysqli_stmt|false

public store_result(int $mode = 0): mysqli_result|false

public thread_safe(): bool

public use_result(): mysqli_result|false

}

mysqli::$affected_rows — Gets the number of affected rows in a previous MySQL operation
mysqli::autocommit — Turns on or off auto-committing database modifications
mysqli::begin_transaction — Starts a transaction
mysqli::change_user — Changes the user of the specified database connection
mysqli::character_set_name — Returns the current character set of the database connection
mysqli::close — Closes a previously opened database connection
mysqli::commit — Commits the current transaction
mysqli::$connect_errno — Returns the error code from last connect call
mysqli::$connect_error — Returns a description of the last connection error
mysqli::__construct — Open a new connection to the MySQL server
mysqli::debug — Performs debugging operations
mysqli::dump_debug_info — Dump debugging information into the log
mysqli::$errno — Returns the error code for the most recent function call
mysqli::$error_list — Returns a list of errors from the last command executed
mysqli::$error — Returns a string description of the last error
mysqli::$field_count — Returns the number of columns for the most recent query
mysqli::get_charset — Returns a character set object
mysqli::$client_info — Get MySQL client info
mysqli::$client_version — Returns the MySQL client version as an integer
mysqli::get_connection_stats — Returns statistics about the client connection
mysqli::$host_info — Returns a string representing the type of connection used
mysqli::$protocol_version — Returns the version of the MySQL protocol used
mysqli::$server_info — Returns the version of the MySQL server
mysqli::$server_version — Returns the version of the MySQL server as an integer
mysqli::get_warnings — Get result of SHOW WARNINGS
mysqli::$info — Retrieves information about the most recently executed query
mysqli::init — Initializes MySQLi and returns an object for use with mysqli_real_connect()
mysqli::$insert_id — Returns the value generated for an AUTO_INCREMENT column by the last query
mysqli::kill — Asks the server to kill a MySQL thread
mysqli::more_results — Check if there are any more query results from a multi query
mysqli::multi_query — Performs one or more queries on the database
mysqli::next_result — Prepare next result from multi_query
mysqli::options — Set options
mysqli::ping — Pings a server connection, or tries to reconnect if the connection has gone down
mysqli::poll — Poll connections
mysqli::prepare — Prepares an SQL statement for execution
mysqli::query — Performs a query on the database
mysqli::real_connect — Opens a connection to a mysql server
mysqli::real_escape_string — Escapes special characters in a string for use in an SQL statement, taking into account the current charset of the connection
mysqli::real_query — Execute an SQL query
mysqli::reap_async_query — Get result from async query
mysqli::refresh — Refreshes
mysqli::release_savepoint — Removes the named savepoint from the set of savepoints of the current transaction
mysqli::rollback — Rolls back current transaction
mysqli::savepoint — Set a named transaction savepoint
mysqli::select_db — Selects the default database for database queries
mysqli::set_charset — Sets the client character set
mysqli::$sqlstate — Returns the SQLSTATE error from previous MySQL operation
mysqli::ssl_set — Used for establishing secure connections using SSL
mysqli::stat — Gets the current system status
mysqli::stmt_init — Initializes a statement and returns an object for use with mysqli_stmt_prepare
mysqli::store_result — Transfers a result set from the last query
mysqli::$thread_id — Returns the thread ID for the current connection
mysqli::thread_safe — Returns whether thread safety is given or not
mysqli::use_result — Initiate a result set retrieval
mysqli::$warning_count — Returns the number of warnings from the last query for the given link