mysqli_options mysqli->options Set options Procedural style: boolmysqli_options mysqlilink intoption mixedvalue Object oriented style (method) mysqli booloptions intoption mixedvalue mysqli_options can be used to set extra connect options and affect behavior for a connection. This function may be called multiple times to set several options. mysqli_options should be called after mysqli_init and before mysqli_real_connect. The parameter option is the option that you want to set, the value is the value for the option. The parameter option can be one of the following values: Name Description MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT connection timeout in seconds MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE enable/disable use of LOAD LOCAL INFILE MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND command to execute after when connecting to MySQL server MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE Read options from named option file instead of my.cnf MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP Read options from the named group from my.cnf or the file specified with MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_FILE. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.seealso; mysqli_init&listendand; mysqli_real_connect. &reftitle.examples; See mysqli_real_connect.