mariadb_connection(3)

mariadb_connection3

Name

mariadb_connection - checks if the client is connected to a MariaDB database server

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
my_bool mariadb_connection(MYSQL * mysql);

Description

Checks if the client is connected to a MariaDB or MySQL database server.

Parameter

mysql - mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

Return value

Returns a non zero value if connected to a MariaDB database server, otherwise zero.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 12
  2. 13–Arch

From mariadb 13.0.2-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Also shipped by mariadb-lts. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.