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Syntax

boolean mysql_close(resource $res)

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

$res The database connection resource that we want to close.
RETURNS True if the MySQL database connection was closed successfully, false otherwise.

What it Does

Closes the link to a MySQL database connection. You should always call this function when you are done communicating with a database in your script.

Example

// open the mysql resource
$res = mysql_connect($server, $user, $pass);
 
// close the mysql resource
mysql_close($res);