mysqli::init
mysqli_init
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mysqli::init -- mysqli_init — Initializes MySQLi and returns an object for use with mysqli_real_connect()
Description
Object-oriented style
Procedural style
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() and mysqli_ssl_set()) will fail until mysqli_real_connect() was called.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
mysqli::init() returns null
on success, or false
on failure.
mysqli_init() returns an object on success, or false
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 | The object-oriented style mysqli::init() method has been deprecated. Replace calls to parent::init() with parent::__construct(). |
Examples
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