php man page for mysqli_init

MYSQLI_INIT(3)								 1							    MYSQLI_INIT(3)

mysqli::init - Initializes MySQLi and returns a resource for use with mysqli_real_connect()

       Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
       mysqli mysqli::init (void  )

DESCRIPTION
       Procedural style
       mysqli mysqli_init (void  )

	Allocates or initializes a MYSQL object suitable for mysqli_options(3) and mysqli_real_connect(3).

       Note

	       Any subsequent calls to any mysqli function (except mysqli_options(3)) will fail until mysqli_real_connect(3) was called.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns an object.

EXAMPLES
	See mysqli_real_connect(3).

SEE ALSO
       mysqli_options(3), mysqli_close(3), mysqli_real_connect(3), mysqli_connect(3).

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