PHP | mysqli_stat() 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_stat() Function.

The PHP mysqli_stat() function retrieves and returns the information/status of the current Server. This information includes details about the server such as, number of threads, number of open tables, up time etc.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_stat($con)

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	con(Mandatory) This is an object representing a connection to MySQL Server.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns a string value representing the status of the current MYSQL server on success. In case of an error it returns false.

PHP Version

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

Example1

The following below is an example which shows the usage of the PHP mysqli_stat() function (in a procedural style) -

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

   //Status
   $stat = mysqli_stat($con);
   print("Status: ".$stat);

   //Closing the connection
   mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output

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

Status: Uptime: 130131  Threads: 2  Questions: 350  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 172  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 145  Queries per second avg: 0.002

Example2

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

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

   //Status
   $stat = $con->stat();
   print("Status: ".$stat);

   //Closing the connection
   $con -> close();
?>

Output

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

Status: Uptime: 131057  Threads: 2  Questions: 354  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 172  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 145  Queries per second avg: 0.002

Example3

Try the following example below -

<?php
   $connection_mysql = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");
   
   if (mysqli_connect_errno($connection_mysql)){
      echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
   }
   
   echo "System status: ". mysqli_stat($connection_mysql); 
   
   mysqli_close($connection_mysql);
?>

Output

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

System status: Uptime: 131468  Threads: 2  Questions: 356  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 172  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 145  Queries per second avg: 0.002

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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_stmt_init() Function.

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