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mysqli::init

mysqli_init

Initializes MySQLi and returns an object for use with mysqli_real_connect()

Description

Object-oriented style

public boolnull mysqli::init()

Procedural style

mysqlifalse mysqli_init()

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 mysqli_real_connect.

See Also

  • mysqli_options
  • mysqli_close
  • mysqli_real_connect
  • mysqli_connect