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<refentry xml:id="function.mysql-stat" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>mysql_stat</refname>
  <refpurpose>Get current system status</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>mysql_stat</methodname>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>mysql_stat</function> returns the current server status.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    &mysql.linkid.description;
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a string with the status for uptime, threads, queries, open tables, 
   flush tables and queries per second. For a complete list of other status 
   variables, you have to use the <literal>SHOW STATUS</literal> SQL command. 
   If <parameter>link_identifier</parameter> is invalid, &null; is returned.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>mysql_stat</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
$status = explode('  ', mysql_stat($link));
print_r($status);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs.similar;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [0] => Uptime: 5380
    [1] => Threads: 2
    [2] => Questions: 1321299
    [3] => Slow queries: 0
    [4] => Opens: 26
    [5] => Flush tables: 1
    [6] => Open tables: 17
    [7] => Queries per second avg: 245.595
)
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Alternative <function>mysql_stat</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link   = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
$result = mysql_query('SHOW VARIABLES', $link);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    echo $row['Variable_name'] . ' = ' . $row['Value'] . "\n";
}
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs.similar;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
back_log = 50
basedir = /usr/local/
bdb_cache_size = 8388600
bdb_log_buffer_size = 32768
bdb_home = /var/db/mysql/
bdb_max_lock = 10000
bdb_logdir = 
bdb_shared_data = OFF
bdb_tmpdir = /var/tmp/
...
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>mysql_get_server_info</function></member>
    <member><function>mysql_list_processes</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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