PHP: Set options

Description

Object oriented style (method)

bool mysqli::options ( int $option , mixed $value )

Procedural style:

bool mysqli_options ( mysqli $link , int $option , mixed $value )

Used to set extra connect options and affect behavior for a connection.

This function may be called multiple times to set several options.

mysqli_options() should be called after mysqli_init() and before mysqli_real_connect().

Parameters

link

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

option

The option that you want to set. It can be one of the following values:
Valid options

Name Description

MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT connection timeout in seconds

MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE enable/disable use of LOAD LOCAL INFILE

MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND command to execute after when connecting to MySQL server

MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE Read options from named option file instead of my.cnf

MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP Read options from the named group from my.cnf or the file specified with MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_FILE.

value

The value for the option.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

See mysqli_real_connect().

mysqli::options

mysqli_options

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