(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mysqli::change_user — mysqli_change_user — Changes the user of the database connection
Description
Object-oriented style
In comparison to mysqli::connect(), this method will not disconnect the current connection if the new connection cannot be opened.
In order to successfully change users, a valid username and password must be provided, and that user must have sufficient permissions to access the desired database. If for any reason authorization fails, the current user authentication will remain.
Parameters
mysqlProcedural style only: A mysqli object returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init() username
The MySQL user name.
password
The MySQL password.
database
The database name. If null or an empty string is passed, the connection to the server will be opened with no default database.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Resetting the connection session
query(“SET @a:=1”); $mysqli->change_user(“my_user”, “my_password”, “world”); $result = $mysqli->query(“SELECT DATABASE()”); $row = $result->fetch_row(); printf(“Default database: %sn”, $row[0]); $result = $mysqli->query(“SELECT @a”); $row = $result->fetch_row(); if ($row[0] === null) { printf(“Value of variable a is NULLn”); } The above examples will output:
Default database: world Value of variable a is NULL
Example #2 If database is null the connection is opened without selecting any default database
change_user(“my_user”, “my_password”, null); $result = $mysqli->query(“SELECT DATABASE()”); $row = $result->fetch_row(); printf(“Default database: %sn”, $row[0]);
The above examples will output:
Notes
Note: Using this command will always cause the current database connection to behave as if it was a completely new database connection, regardless of if the operation was completed successfully. This reset includes performing a rollback on any active transactions, closing all temporary tables, and unlocking all locked tables.