mysql_options

mysql_options sets extra connection options on a MYSQL handle before calling mysql_real_connect. Deprecated since Connector/C 3.0 — use mysql_optionsv instead.

Syntax

int mysql_options(MYSQL * mysql,
                  enum mysql_option,
                  const void * arg);

Parameters

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

• mysql_option - the option you want to set. See description below.

• arg - the value for the option.

Description

Used to set extra connect options and affect behavior for a connection. This function may be called multiple times to set several options. mysql_options() should be called after mysql_init() and before mysql_real_connect().

Return Value

Returns zero on success, non zero if an error occurred (invalid option or value).

This function is deprecated as of MariaDB Connector/C 3.0 and will be removed in future releases. It's preferable to use mysql_optionsv.

Options

See mysql_optionsv.

See Also

• mysql_init()

• mysql_optionsv

• mysql_real_connect()

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