Improved MySQL Extension
mysqli
&reftitle.intro;
The mysqli extension allows you to access the functionality provided by
MySQL 4.1 and above. More information about the MySQL Database server
can be found at &url.mysql;
Documentation for MySQL can be found at &url.mysql.docs;.
&warn.experimental;
&reftitle.required;
In order to have these functions available, you must compile PHP with
support for the mysqli extension.
The mysqli extension is designed to work with the version 4.1 or above
of MySQL. For previous versions, please see the mysql extension documentation
&reference.mysqli.configure;
&reference.mysqli.ini;
&reftitle.resources;
<literal>mysqli_link</literal>
Represents a connection between PHP and a MySQL database.
<literal>mysqli_stmt</literal>
Represents a prepared statement.
<literal>mysqli_result</literal>
Represents the result set obtained from a query against the database.
&reference.mysqli.constants;
&reference.mysqli.functions;