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# maxdb_real_connect

# maxdb::real_connect

Opens a connection to a MaxDB server

### Description

Procedural style

bool maxdb_real_connect ( resource `$link` [, string `$hostname` [, string `$username` [, string `$passwd` [, string `$dbname` [, int `$port` = 0 [, string `$socket` ]]]]]] )

Object oriented style

bool maxdb::real_connect ([ string `$hostname` [, string `$username` [, string `$passwd` [, string `$dbname` [, int `$port` = 0 [, string `$socket` ]]]]]] )

maxdb_real_connect attempts to establish a connection to a MaxDB database engine running on `hostname`.

This function differs from maxdb_connect:

- maxdb_real_connect needs a valid resource which has to be created by function maxdb_init

- With function maxdb_options you can set various options for connection.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 Object oriented style

`<?php
/* create a connection object which is not connected */
$maxdb = maxdb_init();
/* set connection options */
$maxdb->options(MAXDB_UNICODE, "FALSE");
$maxdb->options(MAXDB_TIMEOUT, 5);
/* connect to server */
$maxdb->real_connect('localhost', 'MONA', 'RED', 'DEMODB');
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
printf ("Connection: %s\n.", $maxdb->host_info);
$maxdb->close();
?>`

Example #2 Procedural style

`<?php
/* create a connection object which is not connected */
$link = maxdb_init();
/* set connection options */
maxdb_options($link, MAXDB_UNICODE, "FALSE");
maxdb_options($link, MAXDB_TIMEOUT, 5);
/* connect to server */
maxdb_real_connect($link, 'localhost', 'MONA', 'RED', 'DEMODB');
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
printf ("Connection: %s\n.", maxdb_get_host_info($link));
maxdb_close($link);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Connection: localhost <...>

### See Also

- maxdb_connect
- maxdb_init
- maxdb_options
- maxdb_ssl_set
- maxdb_close