mysqli_options

mysqli->options()

(PHP 5)

mysqli->options() — Set options

Procedural style:

bool mysqli_options ( mysqli $link , int $option , mixed $value )

Object oriented style (method)

mysqli

bool options ( int $option , mixed $value )

Used to set extra connect options and affect behavior for a connection.

This function may be called multiple times to set several options.

mysqli_options() should be called after mysqli_init() and before mysqli_real_connect().

link

Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()

option

The option that you want to set. It can be one of the following values:

**Valid options**
Name	Description
`MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT`	connection timeout in seconds
`MYSQLI_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE`	enable/disable use of LOAD LOCAL INFILE
`MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND`	command to execute after when connecting to MySQL server
`MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_FILE`	Read options from named option file instead of `my.cnf`
`MYSQLI_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP`	Read options from the named group from `my.cnf` or the file specified with `MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_FILE`.

value

The value for the option.

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.