.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.5 .\" .TH "mysql_reset_connection" "3" "" "Version 3.3.1" "MariaDB Connector/C" .hy .SS Name .PP mysql_reset_connection \- Resets connection and clears session state .SS Synopsis .IP .nf \f[C] #include int mysql_reset_connection(MYSQL * mysql); \f[R] .fi .SS Description .PP Resets the current connection and clears session state. Similar to \f[B]mysql_change_user(3)\f[R] or \f[B]mariadb_reconnect(3)\f[R], mysql_reset_connection() resets session status, but without disconnecting, opening, or reauthenticating. .PP On client side mysql_reset_connection() * clears pending or unprocessed result sets * clears status like affected_rows, info or last_insert_id * invalidates active prepared statements .PP On server side mysql_reset_connection() * drops temporary table(s) * rollbacks active transaction * resets autocommit mode * releases table locks * initializes session variables (and sets them to the value of corresponding global variables) * closes active prepared statements * clears user variables .SS Parameter .IP \[bu] 2 \f[C]mysql\f[R] \- a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by \f[B]mysql_init(3)\f[R] and connected by \f[B]mysql_real_connect(3)\f[R]. .SS Return value .PP Returns zero on success, non zero if an error occurred. .SS History .PP This function was added in MariaDB Connector/C 3.0.0. .SS See also .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mariadb_cancel(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_kill(3)\f[R]