(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli::kill — mysqli_kill — Asks the server to kill a MySQL thread

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.4.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

Object-oriented style

To stop a running query you should use the SQL command KILL QUERY processid.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.4.0 Both mysqli::kill() and mysqli_kill() are now deprecated. Use the KILL SQL command instead.

Examples

Example #1 mysqli::kill() example

$mysqli = new mysqli(“localhost”, “my_user”, “my_password”, “world”);/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf(“Connect failed: %sn”, mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}/* determine our thread id */
$thread_id = $mysqli->thread_id;/* Kill connection */
$mysqli->kill($thread_id);/* This should produce an error */
if (!$mysqli->query(“CREATE TABLE myCity LIKE City”)) {
printf(“Error: %sn”, $mysqli->error);
exit;
}/* close connection */
$mysqli->close();
?> $link = mysqli_connect(“localhost”, “my_user”, “my_password”, “world”);/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf(“Connect failed: %sn”, mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}/* determine our thread id */
$thread_id = mysqli_thread_id($link);/* Kill connection */
mysqli_kill($link, $thread_id);/* This should produce an error */
if (!mysqli_query($link, “CREATE TABLE myCity LIKE City”)) {
printf(“Error: %sn”, mysqli_error($link));
exit;
}/* close connection */
mysqli_close($link);
?>

The above examples will output:

Error: MySQL server has gone away