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<refentry xml:id="function.hw-connect" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>hw_Connect</refname>
  <refpurpose>Opens a connection</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>hw_connect</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>host</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>port</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>username</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>password</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Opens a connection to a Hyperwave server.
   You can have multiple connections open at once.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>host</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The server host name.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>port</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The server port number.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>username</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The Hyperwave user name. If ommited, no identification with the server
       will be done. It is similar to identify as user anonymous.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>password</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The password for <parameter>username</parameter>.
       Keep in mind, that the password is not encrypted.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a connection index on success, or &false; if the connection could
   not be made.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>hw_pconnect</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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