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PHP and MySQL

by Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc, Christian Wenz, Tobias Hauser
April 2026
Intermediate
1009 pages
34h 15m
English
Packt Publishing
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19.4    Settings

In the php.ini configuration file (in the [MySQLi] section), the mysqli extension sets the parameters shown in Table 19.2, among others.

Parameters

Description

Default Value

mysqli.default_host

Standard server

ZERO

mysqli.default_port

Standard port

3306

mysqli.default_pw

Default password

ZERO

mysqli.default_socket

Default socket name

ZERO

mysqli.default_user

Default user name

ZERO

mssqli.max_links

Maximum number of connections

"-1" (unlimited)

mssqli.max_persistent

Maximum number of persistent connections

"-1" (unlimited)

Table 19.2     Some Configuration Parameters in "php.ini"

If mysqlnd is used as the client library (which is the default), then further ...

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