PHP mysqli_thread_id() Function

Example - Object Oriented style

Return the thread ID for the current connection, then kill the connection:

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}

// Get thread id
$thread_id = $mysqli -> thread_id;

// Kill connection
$mysqli -> kill($thread_id);
?>

Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.

Definition and Usage

The thread_id() / mysqli_thread_id() function returns the thread ID for the current connection. The connection can then be killed with the kill() function.

Note: If the connection is broken and you reconnect, the thread ID will be changed. Therefore; get the thread ID only when you need it.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> thread_id()

Procedural style:

mysqli_thread_id(connection)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
connection	Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns the thread ID for the current connection
PHP Version:	5+

Example - Procedural style

Return the thread ID for the current connection, then kill the connection:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit;
}

// Get thread id
$thread_id = mysqli_thread_id($con);

// Kill connection
mysqli_kill($con, $thread_id);
?>

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