mysqli->host_info

mysqli_get_host_info

(PHP 5)

mysqli_get_host_info — Returns a string representing the type of connection used

Description

Object oriented style (property):

mysqli

string$host_info;

Procdural style:

string mysqli_get_host_info ( mysqli $link )

The mysqli_get_host_info() function returns a string describing the connection represented by the link parameter is using (including the server host name).

Parameters

link: Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()

Return Values

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

Examples

Example #1 Object oriented style


<?php

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



/* check connection */

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {

    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());

    exit();

}



/* print host information */

printf("Host info: %s\n", $mysqli->host_info);



/* close connection */

$mysqli->close();

?>

Example #2 Procedural style


<?php

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



/* check connection */

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {

    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());

    exit();

}



/* print host information */

printf("Host info: %s\n", mysqli_get_host_info($link));



/* close connection */

mysqli_close($link);

?>

The above example will output:

Host info: Localhost via UNIX socket