mysql_error

mysql_error returns the error message string for the most recent failed MariaDB Connector/C function call, or an empty string if no error occurred.

Syntax

const char * mysql_error(MYSQL * mysql);

Parameter

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

Description

Returns the last error message for the most recent function call that can succeed or fail. If no error occurred an empty string is returned.

• Client error codes are listed in errmsg.h header file, server error codes are listed in mysqld_error.h header file of the server source distribution.

• Client error messages can be obtained by calling mariadb_get_infov() and passing the parameter MARIADB_CLIENT_ERRORS

See Also

• mysql_errno()

• mysql_sqlstate().

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