Initializes MySQLi and returns an object for use with mysqli_real_connect()

# mysqli::init

# mysqli_init

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli::init -- mysqli_init — Initializes MySQLi and returns an object for use with mysqli_real_connect()

### Description

Object-oriented style

#[\Deprecated]
public mysqli::init(): ?bool

Procedural style

mysqli_init(): mysqli|false

Allocates or initializes a MYSQL object suitable for mysqli_options() and mysqli_real_connect().

> Note:

> Any subsequent calls to any mysqli function (except mysqli_options() and mysqli_ssl_set()) will fail until mysqli_real_connect() was called.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

mysqli::init() returns `null` on success, or `false` on failure. mysqli_init() returns an object on success, or `false` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.1.0 | The object-oriented style mysqli::init() method has been deprecated. Replace calls to parent::init() with parent::__construct().

### Examples

See mysqli_real_connect().

### See Also

- mysqli_options() - Set options
- mysqli_close() - Closes a previously opened database connection
- mysqli_real_connect() - Opens a connection to the MySQL server
- mysqli_connect() - Alias of mysqli::__construct

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