Chapter 3 Writing C API-Based Client Applications

Table of Contents

3.1 Example C API Client Programs

3.2 Building C API Client Programs

3.3 Writing C API Threaded Client Programs

3.4 Running C API Client Programs

3.5 Using C API Features

3.5.1 Support for Encrypted Connections

3.5.2 Multiple Statement Execution Support

3.5.3 Prepared Statement Handling of Date and Time Values

3.5.4 Prepared CALL Statement Support

3.5.5 Prepared Statement Problems

3.5.6 Automatic Reconnection Control

3.5.7 NULL mysql_store_result() Return After mysql_query() Success

3.5.8 Results Available from a Query

3.5.9 Obtaining the Unique ID for the Last Inserted Row

3.5.10 Obtaining the Server Version and Client Library Version

The following sections provide information on building client applications that use the C API. Topics include compiling and linking clients, writing threaded clients, and troubleshooting runtime problems.