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PHP mysqli_get_host_info() Function

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Example

Return the MySQL server hostname and connection type:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
  {
  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
  }

echo mysqli_get_host_info($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>

Definition and Usage

The mysqli_get_host_info() function returns the MySQL server hostname and the connection type.


Syntax

mysqli_get_host_info(connection);

Parameter Description
connection Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns a string that represents the MySQL server hostname and the connection type
PHP Version: 5+

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