MYSQL *mysql_init(MYSQL *mysql)
Description
Allocates or initializes a MYSQL object
suitable for mysql_real_connect(). If
mysql is a NULL pointer,
the function allocates, initializes, and returns a new object.
Otherwise, the object is initialized and the address of the
object is returned. If mysql_init()
allocates a new object, it is freed when
mysql_close() is called to close the
connection.
Return Values
An initialized MYSQL* handle.
NULL if there was insufficient memory to
allocate a new object.
Errors
In case of insufficient memory, NULL is
returned.