php man page for mysql_get_host_info

MYSQL_GET_HOST_INFO(3)							 1						    MYSQL_GET_HOST_INFO(3)

mysql_get_host_info - Get MySQL host info

SYNOPSIS
       Warning

	      This  extension  is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in the future. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should
	      be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:

		     omysqli_get_host_info(3)

		     o PDO::getAttribute

       string mysql_get_host_info ([resource  $link_identifier = NULL])

DESCRIPTION
	Describes the type of connection in use for the connection, including the server host name.

	      o $
		link_identifier -The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified,  the  last  link  opened  by  mysql_connect(3)	is
		assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect(3) was called with no arguments. If no connection
		is found or established, an E_WARNING level error is generated.

	Returns a string describing the type of MySQL connection in use for the connection or FALSE on failure.

       Example #1

	      mysql_get_host_info(3) example

	      <?php
	      $link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
	      if (!$link) {
		  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
	      }
	      printf("MySQL host info: %s
", mysql_get_host_info());
	      ?>

	      The above example will output something similar to:

	      MySQL host info: Localhost via UNIX socket

       mysql_get_client_info(3), mysql_get_proto_info(3), mysql_get_server_info(3).

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