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  <refentry id="function.mysql-stat">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mysql_stat</refname>
    <refpurpose>Get current system status</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <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>
    <note>
     <para>
      <function>mysql_stat</function> currently only returns 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 SHOW STATUS
      SQL command.
     </para>
    </note>
    <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>
      <para>
       The above example would produce the following output:
      </para>
      <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>
     See also 
     <function>mysql_get_server_info</function> and 
     <function>mysql_list_processes</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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