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

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

•   options - a bit masked composed integer. See below.

options can be any combinationation of the following flags:

Option | Description
REFRESH_GRANT | Refresh grant tables.
REFRESH_LOG | Flush logs.
REFRESH_TABLES | Flush table cache.
REFRESH_HOSTS | Flush host cache.
REFRESH_STATUS | Reset status variables.
REFRESH_THREADS | Flush thread cache.
REFRESH_SLAVE | Reset master server information and restart slaves.
REFRESH_MASTER | Remove binary log files.

  Notes

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

•   mysql_reload() is an alias for mysql_refresh().

  Return value

Returns zero on success, otherwise non zero.