Name

mysql_error - returns the last error message for the most recent function call

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
const char * mysql_error(MYSQL * mysql);
    

Description

Returns the last error message for the most recent function call that can succeed or fail. An empty string means no error occurred.

Parameter

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mysql is a connection identifier, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

Notes

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Client error codes are listed in errmsg.h header file, server error codes are listed in mysqld_error.h header file of the server source distribution.

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Client error messages can be obtained by calling mariadb_get_infov(3) and passing the parameter MARIADB_CLIENT_ERRORS

See also

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mysql_errno(3)

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mysql_sqlstate(3)