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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>maxdb_real_connect</refname>
  <refname>maxdb::real_connect</refname>
  <refpurpose>Opens a connection to a MaxDB server</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>&style.procedural;</para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>maxdb_real_connect</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>hostname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>username</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>passwd</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>dbname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>int</type><parameter>port</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>socket</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>&style.oop;</para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>maxdb::real_connect</methodname>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>hostname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>username</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>passwd</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>dbname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>int</type><parameter>port</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice='opt'><type>string</type><parameter>socket</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>maxdb_real_connect</function> attempts to establish a
   connection to a MaxDB database engine running on
   <parameter>hostname</parameter>.
  </para>
  <para>
   This function differs from <function>maxdb_connect</function>:
  </para>
  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     <function>maxdb_real_connect</function> needs a valid resource which has
     to be created by function <function>maxdb_init</function>
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     With function <function>maxdb_options</function> you can set various options for connection.
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title>Object oriented style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

/* create a connection object which is not connected */
$maxdb = maxdb_init();

/* set connection options */
$maxdb->options(MAXDB_UNICODE, "FALSE");
$maxdb->options(MAXDB_TIMEOUT, 5);

/* connect to server */
$maxdb->real_connect('localhost', 'MONA', 'RED', 'DEMODB');

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

printf ("Connection: %s\n.", $maxdb->host_info);

$maxdb->close();
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>Procedural style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

/* create a connection object which is not connected */
$link = maxdb_init();

/* set connection options */
maxdb_options($link, MAXDB_UNICODE, "FALSE");
maxdb_options($link, MAXDB_TIMEOUT, 5);

/* connect to server */
maxdb_real_connect($link, 'localhost', 'MONA', 'RED', 'DEMODB');

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

printf ("Connection: %s\n.", maxdb_get_host_info($link));

maxdb_close($link);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  &example.outputs.similar;
  <screen>
<![CDATA[
Connection: localhost <...>
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>maxdb_connect</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_init</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_options</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_ssl_set</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_close</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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