# mysqli_connect_error

(PHP 5)

mysqli_connect_error — Returns a string description of the last connect error

### Description

string mysqli_connect_error ( void )

Returns the last error message string from the last call to mysqli_connect().

### Return Values

A string that describes the error. An empty string if no error occurred.

### Examples

Example#1 mysqli_connect_error() example

`<?php
$link = @mysqli_connect("localhost", "nonexisting_user", "");
if (!$link) {
printf("Can't connect to localhost. Error: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
}
?>`

### See Also

- mysqli_connect()
- mysqli_connect_errno()
- mysqli_errno()
- mysqli_error()
- mysqli_sqlstate()