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# mysql_change_user

(PHP 3>= 3.0.13)

mysql_change_user -- Change logged in user of the active connection

## Description

int mysql_change_user ( string user, string password [, string database [, resource link_identifier]])

mysql_change_user() changes the logged in user of the current active connection, or the connection given by the optional `link_identifier` parameter. If a database is specified, this will be the current database after the user has been changed. If the new user and password authorization fails, the current connected user stays active. Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

> Note: This function was introduced in PHP 3.0.13 and requires MySQL 3.23.3 or higher. It is not available in PHP 4.

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