PHP mysqli: get_proto_info() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:39 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

mysqli_get_proto_info() function / mysqli::$protocol_version

The mysqli_get_proto_info() function / mysqli::$protocol_version returns the MySQL protocol version.

Syntax:

Object oriented style

string $mysqli->protocol_version;

Procedural style

int mysqli_get_proto_info ( mysqli $link )

Parameter:

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

Usage: Procedural style

mysqli_get_proto_info(connection);

Parameter:

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

Return value:

Returns an integer representing the protocol 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 protocol version */
printf("Protocol version: %d\n", $mysqli->protocol_version);

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

Output:

Protocol version: 10

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 protocol version */
printf("Protocol version: %d\n", mysqli_get_proto_info($link));

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

Output:

Protocol version: 10

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_proto_info($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output:

Protocol version: 10

See also

PHP Function Reference

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