PHP | mysqli_options() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP mysqli_options() Function.

The PHP mysqli_options() function is used for setting extra connection option. If you want to set multiple options then you need to invoke the PHP function multiple times.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_options($con, $option, $value)

READ: PHP | mysqli_multi_query() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	con(Mandatory) This is an object representing a connection to MySQL Server.
2	option(Mandatory) This is an integer value representing the connection option you want to set. It can be one of the following − MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP MYSQLI_SERVER_PUBLIC_KEY MYSQLI_OPT_NET_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE MYSQLI_OPT_NET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE MYSQLI_OPT_INT_AND_FLOAT_NATIVE MYSQLI_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
3	value(Mandatory) This is an integer value representing the value of the selected option.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns true on success and false on failure.

PHP Version

This PHP function was first introduced in PHP version 5 and it works in all the later versions.

Example1

The following example illustrates the usage of the built-in mysqli_options() function (in a procedural style) -

<?php
   //Creating the connection
   $con = mysqli_connect("localhost","root","password","test");

   mysqli_options($con, MYSQLI_OPT_NET_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE, 15);

   if($con){
      print("Connection Established Successfully");
   }else{
      print("Connection Failed ");
   }
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Connection Established Successfully

Example2

In an object oriented style the syntax of this built-in PHP function is $con->options(); The following is the example of this function in an object oriented style $minus;

<?php
   //Creating the connection
   $con = new mysqli("localhost","root","password","test");

   $con->options(MYSQLI_OPT_NET_CMD_BUFFER_SIZE, 15);

   if($con){
      print("Connection Established Successfully");
   }else{
      print("Connection Failed ");
   }
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Connection Established Successfully

Example3

The following below is another example of the built-in PHP mysqli_options() function in an object oriented style $minus;

<?php
   $connection_mysql = mysqli_init();

   if (!$connection_mysql){
      die("mysqli_init failed");
   }
   
   mysqli_options($connection_mysql, MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 10);

   mysqli_options($connection_mysql,MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE,"configure.cnf");
   
   $connection_mysql = mysqli_real_connect($connection_mysql, "localhost","root","password","mydb");

   
   if (!$connection_mysql){
      print("Connect Error: " . mysqli_connect_error());
   }else{
      print("Connection was successful");
   }   
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Connection was successful

READ: PHP | mysqli_next_result() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP mysqli_ping() Function.

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