Reference

mysql_refresh(3)

Name

mysql_refresh - flushes information on the server

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
int mysql_refresh(MYSQL * mysql, unsigned int options);

Description

Flushes different types of information stored on the server. The bit-masked parameter options specify which kind of information will be flushed.

Parameters

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mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).

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options - a bit masked composed integer. See below.

options can be any combination of the following flags:

OptionDescription
REFRESH_GRANTRefresh grant tables.
REFRESH_LOGFlush logs.
REFRESH_TABLESFlush table cache.
REFRESH_HOSTSFlush host cache.
REFRESH_STATUSReset status variables.
REFRESH_THREADSFlush thread cache.
REFRESH_SLAVEReset master server information and restart slaves.
REFRESH_MASTERRemove binary log files.

Notes

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To combine different values in the options parameter use the OR operator `|'.

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mysql_reload() is an alias for mysql_refresh().

Return value

Returns zero on success, otherwise non zero.

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