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title: MySQLi
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## MySQLi

MYSQLi functions allow access to the database.
MYSQLi is an improved version of MYSQL

#### Some Important MYSQLi functions and their uses:
mysqli_connect() ==> Opens a new connection to the MySQL server
mysqli_query() ==> Performs a query against the database
mysqli_error() ==> Returns the last error description for the most recent function call
mysqli_close() ==> Closes a previously opened database connection
mysqli_connect_error() ==> Returns the error description from the last connection error
mysqli_select_db() ==> Changes the default database for the connection
mysqli_fetch_assoc() ==> Fetches a result row as an associative array


#### More Information:
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