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PHP mysqli: get_server_info() function

mysqli_get_server_info() function / mysqli::$server_info

The mysqli_get_server_info() function / mysqli::$server_info returns the MySQL server version.

Syntax:

Object oriented style

string $mysqli->server_info;

Procedural style

string mysqli_get_server_info ( mysqli $link )

Parameter:

Name Required/Optional Description
connection Required for procedural style only and Optional for Object oriented style A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()

Usage:

mysqli_get_proto_info(connection);

Parameter:

Name Required/Optional Description
connection Required Specifies the MySQL connection to use.

Return value:

A character string representing the server version.

Version: PHP 5, PHP 7

Example of object oriented style:

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "user1", "datasoft123");

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

/* print server version */
printf("Server version: %s\n", $mysqli->server_info);

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

Output:

Server version: 5.1.36-community-log

Example of procedural style:

<?php
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "user1", "datasoft123");

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

/* print server version */
printf("Server version: %s\n", mysqli_get_server_info($link));

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

Output:

Server version: 4.1.2-alpha-debug

Example:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","user1","datasoft123","hr");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
  {
  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
  }

echo mysqli_get_server_info($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output:

5.1.36-community-log

See also

PHP Function Reference

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<?php
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