php man page for mysqli_get_host_info

MYSQLI_GET_HOST_INFO(3) 						 1						   MYSQLI_GET_HOST_INFO(3)

mysqli::$host_info - Returns a string representing the type of connection used

       Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
       string$mysqli->host_info ()

DESCRIPTION
       Procedural style
       string mysqli_get_host_info (mysqli  $link)

	Returns a string describing the connection represented by the $link parameter (including the server host name).

PARAMETERS
	      o $
		link -Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect(3) or mysqli_init(3)

RETURN VALUES
	A character string representing the server hostname and the connection type.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      $mysqli->host_info example

	      Object oriented style

	      <?php
	      $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

	      /* check connection */
	      if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
		  printf("Connect failed: %s
", mysqli_connect_error());
		  exit();
	      }

	      /* print host information */
	      printf("Host info: %s
", $mysqli->host_info);

	      /* close connection */
	      $mysqli->close();
	      ?>

	      Procedural style

	      <?php
	      $link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

	      /* check connection */
	      if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
		  printf("Connect failed: %s
", mysqli_connect_error());
		  exit();
	      }

	      /* print host information */
	      printf("Host info: %s
", mysqli_get_host_info($link));

	      /* close connection */
	      mysqli_close($link);
	      ?>

	      The above examples will output:

	      Host info: Localhost via UNIX socket

SEE ALSO
       mysqli_get_proto_info(3).

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