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# mysqli_get_host_info

(PHP 5)

mysqli_get_host_info

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

mysqli->get_host_info -- Returns a string representing the type of connection used

## Description

Procdural style:

string mysqli_get_host_info ( mysqli link )

Object oriented style (property):

class mysqli {
string host_info
}

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.

## See Also

mysqli_get_proto_info().

## Examples

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 example will output:

    Host info: Localhost via UNIX socket

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