PHP mysqli: change_user() Function

mysqli_change_user() function / mysqli::change_user

The mysqli_change_user() function / mysqli::change_user changes the user of the specified database connection, and sets the current database.

Syntax:

Object oriented style

bool mysqli::change_user ( string $user , string $password , string $database )

Procedural style

bool mysqli_change_user ( mysqli $link , string $user , string $password , string $database )

Usage: Procedural style

mysqli_change_user(connection,username,password,dbname);

Parameter:

Return value:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Version: PHP 5, PHP 7

Example of object oriented style:

<?php
/* connect database test */
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "user1", "datasoft123", "hr");


/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}

/* Set Variable a */
$mysqli->query("SET @a:=1");

/* reset all and select a new database */
$mysqli->change_user("my_user", "my_password", "world");

if ($result = $mysqli->query("SELECT DATABASE()")) {
    $row = $result->fetch_row();
    printf("Default database: %s\n", $row[0]);
    $result->close();
}

if ($result = $mysqli->query("SELECT @a")) {
    $row = $result->fetch_row();
    if ($row[0] === NULL) {
        printf("Value of variable a is NULL\n");
    }
    $result->close();
}

/* close connection */
$mysqli->close();
?>

Output:

Default database: hr Value of variable a is NULL

Example of procedural style:

<?php
/* connect database test */
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "user1", "datasoft123", "hr");

/* check connection */
if (!$link) {
    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}

/* Set Variable a */
mysqli_query($link, "SET @a:=1");

/* reset all and select a new database */
mysqli_change_user($link, "user1", "datasoft123", "hr");

if ($result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT DATABASE()")) {
    $row = mysqli_fetch_row($result);
    printf("Default database: %s\n", $row[0]);
    mysqli_free_result($result);
}

if ($result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT @a")) {
    $row = mysqli_fetch_row($result);
    if ($row[0] === NULL) {
        printf("Value of variable a is NULL\n");
    }
    mysqli_free_result($result);
}

/* close connection */
mysqli_close($link);
?>

Output:

Default database: hr Value of variable a is NULL

See also

PHP Function Reference

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