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

    public mysqli::init(): ?bool

    Procedural style

    mysqli_init(): mysqli|false

    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().

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