mysql_init(3)

mysql_init3

Name

mysql_init - Prepares and initializes a MYSQL structure

Synopsis

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

Description

Prepares and initializes a MYSQL structure to be used with mysql_real_connect(3). If an address of a MYSQL structure was passed as parameter, the structure will be initialized, if NULL was passed, a new structure will be allocated and initialized.

Notes: * If parameter mysql is not NULL mysql_close(3) API function will not release the memory * Any subsequent calls to any function (except mysql_optionsv(3) will fail until mysql_real_connect(3) was called. * Memory allocated by mysql_init() must be freed with mysql_close(3).

Return value

The mysql_init() function returns an address of a MYSQL structure, or NULL in case of memory allcation error.

See also

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mysql_close(3)

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mysql_optionsv(3)

Releases

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

  1. 12
  2. 13–Arch

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