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  <refentry id="function.mysqli-options">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mysqli_options</refname>
    <refname>mysqli->options</refname>
    <refpurpose>set options</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <para>Procedural style:</para>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>mysqli_options</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>option</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>Object oriented style (method)</para>
     <classsynopsis>
      <ooclass><classname>mysqli</classname></ooclass>
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>bool</type>
       <methodname>options</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>option</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     </classsynopsis>
     <para>
      <function>mysqli_options</function> can be used to set extra connect options 
       and affect behavior for a connection. 
     </para>
     <para>
       This function may be called multiple times to set several options. 
     </para>
     <para> 
      <function>mysqli_options</function> should be called after <function>mysqli_init</function>
      and before <function>mysqli_real_connect</function>. 
     </para> 
     <para> 
      The parameter <parameter>option</parameter> is the option that you want to set,
      the <parameter>value</parameter> is the value for the option. 
      The parameter <parameter>option</parameter> can be one of the following values:
      <table>
       <title>Valid options</title>
       <tgroup cols='2'>
       <thead>
        <row>
         <entry>Name</entry>
         <entry>Description</entry>
        </row>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
        <row>
         <entry><constant>MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT</constant></entry>
         <entry>connection timeout in seconds</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><constant>MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE</constant></entry>
         <entry>enable/disable use of <literal>LOAD LOCAL INFILE</literal></entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><constant>MYSQLI_INIT_CMD</constant></entry>
         <entry>command to execute after when connecting to MySQL server</entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><constant>MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE</constant></entry>
         <entry>
          Read options from named option file instead of <filename>my.cnf</filename>
         </entry>
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><constant>MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP</constant></entry>
         <entry>
          Read options from the named group from <filename>my.cnf</filename>
          or the file specified with <constant>MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_FILE</constant>.
         </entry>
        </row>
       </tbody>
       </tgroup>
      </table>
     </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.returnvalues;
    <para>&return.success;</para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.seealso;
    <para>
     <function>mysqli_init</function>,
     <function>mysqli_real_connect</function>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Example</title>
    <para>See <function>mysqli_real_connect</function>.</para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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