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    The mysqli_driver class

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    The mysqli_driver class is an instance of the monostate pattern, i.e. there is only one driver which can be accessed though an arbitrary amount of mysqli_driver instances.

    Class synopsis

    final class mysqli_driver {
    /* Properties */
    public readonly string $client_info;
    public readonly int $client_version;
    public readonly int $driver_version;
    public int $report_mode;
    }

    Properties

    client_info

    The Client API header version

    client_version

    The Client version

    driver_version

    The MySQLi Driver version

    Warning

    This property has been deprecated as of PHP 8.1.0. Relying on this property is highly discouraged.

    embedded

    Whether MySQLi Embedded support is enabled

    Warning

    This property has been removed as of PHP 8.0.0.

    reconnect

    Allow or prevent reconnect (see the mysqli.reconnect INI directive)

    Warning

    This property has been removed along with the mysqli.reconnect INI directive as of PHP 8.2.0.

    report_mode

    Set to MYSQLI_REPORT_OFF, MYSQLI_REPORT_ALL or any combination of MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT (throw Exceptions for errors), MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR (report errors) and MYSQLI_REPORT_INDEX (errors regarding indexes). See also mysqli_report().

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.2.0 mysqli_driver::$reconnect was removed.
    8.1.0 mysqli_driver::$driver_version has been deprecated.
    8.0.0 mysqli_driver::$embedded was removed.
    7.4.0 mysqli_driver::embedded_server_start() and mysqli_driver:embedded_server_end() were removed.

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