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  <refentry id="function.maxdb-init">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>maxdb_init</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Initializes MaxDB and returns an resource for use with maxdb_real_connect
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>resource</type><methodname>maxdb_init</methodname>
      <void/>
     </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Allocates or initializes a MaxDB resource suitable for 
    <function>maxdb_options</function> and <function>maxdb_real_connect</function>.
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
     Any subsequent calls to any maxdb function (except <function>maxdb_options</function>)
     will fail until <function>maxdb_real_connect</function> was called.
    </para>
   </note>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.returnvalues;
    <para>
     Returns an resource.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.seealso;
    <para>
     <function>maxdb_options</function>,
     <function>maxdb_close</function>,
     <function>maxdb_real_connect</function>,
     <function>maxdb_connect</function>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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