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`mysql_init()'
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`MYSQL *mysql_init(MYSQL *mysql)'

Description
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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 will be freed when
`mysql_close()' is called to close the connection.

Return Values
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An initialized `MYSQL*' handle.  `NULL' if there was insufficient
memory to allocate a new object.

Errors
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In case of insufficient memory, `NULL' is returned.