mariadb_reconnect

mariadb_reconnect attempts to re-establish a dropped MariaDB Connector/C connection using the original credentials, and requires the MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT option to be set.

Syntax

my_bool  mariadb_reconnect(MYSQL * mysql)

Parameter

• mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init() or mysql_real_connect().

Description

mariadb_reconnect() tries to reconnect to a server in case the connection died due to timeout or other errors. It uses the same credentials which were specified in mysql_real_connect().

Return Value

The function will return 0 on success. The function will return an error, if the option MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT wasn't specified before.

History

This function was added in Connector/C 3.0.

See Also

• mysql_real_connect()

• mysql_options()

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