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

Return values

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

Example

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 examples would produce the following output:

Host info: Localhost via UNIX socket

mysqli_get_host_info

Description

Return values

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