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mysql_close

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mysql_close -- Close MySQL connection

Description

bool mysql_close ( [resource link_identifier])

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

mysql_close() closes the connection to the MySQL server that's associated with the specified link identifier. If link_identifier isn't specified, the last opened link is used.

Using mysql_close() isn't usually necessary, as non-persistent open links are automatically closed at the end of the script's execution. See also freeing resources.

Note: mysql_close() will not close persistent links created by mysql_pconnect().

Example 1. MySQL close example

<?php

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');

if (!$link) {

  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());

}

echo 'Connected successfully';

mysql_close($link);

?>