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mysql_get_host_info

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5)

mysql_get_host_info -- Get MySQL host info

Description

string mysql_get_host_info ( [resource link_identifier])

mysql_get_host_info() returns a string describing the type of connection in use for the connection link_identifier, including the server host name. If link_identifier is omitted, the last opened connection will be used.

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 would produce the following output:

MySQL host info: Localhost via UNIX socket