(PHP 5, PHP 7)
mysqli::$host_info -- mysqli_get_host_info — Returns a string representing the type of connection used
Object oriented style
Procedural style
Returns a string describing the connection represented by
the link parameter (including
the server host name).
linkProcedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()
A character string representing the server hostname and the connection type.
Example #1 $mysqli->host_info example
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();
?>
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 examples will output:
Host info: Localhost via UNIX socket