(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5)
mysql_get_host_info — Get MySQL host info
$link_identifier = NULL
] )Describes the type of connection in use for the connection, including the server host name.
link_identifierThe MySQL connection. If the
link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by
mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it
will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called
with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an
E_WARNING level error is generated.
Returns a string describing the type of MySQL connection in use for the
connection or FALSE on failure.
Example #1 mysql_get_host_info() example
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
printf("MySQL host info: %s\n", mysql_get_host_info());
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
MySQL host info: Localhost via UNIX socket