====== __construct ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework Database JDatabaseMySQLi::__construct #}

Database object constructor.

===== Syntax =====
JDatabaseMySQLi __construct ( **$options** )

| **$options** | array | List of options used to configure the connection |

The following parameters may be used in the **$option** array:-
| **driver** | string | contains the name of the database driver. This parameter will always be 'mysqli' for the MySQLi driver. |
| **host** | string | contains the name of the database host. This parameter is optional and if omitted defaults to 'localhost'. |
| **user** | string | contains the user name to use to access the database. |
| **password** | string | ontains the password that corresponds to the specified user. |
| **database** | string | contains the name of the database to open. This parameter is optional and if omitted defaults to ''. |
| **prefix** | string | contains the table prefix. This parameter is optional and if omitted default to 'jos_'. |
| **select** | boolean | should be **true** if the database needs to be selected; **false** otherwise.  This parameter is optional and if omitted defaults to **true**. |

===== Examples =====
<code php|Connecting to an external MySQL database.>
<?php
$option['driver']   = 'mysqli';         // Database driver name
$option['host']     = 'db.myhost.com';  // Database host name
$option['user']     = 'fredbloggs';     // User for database authentication
$option['password'] = 's9(39s£h[%dkFd'; // Password for database authentication
$option['database'] = 'bigdatabase';    // Database name
$option['prefix']   = 'abc_';           // Database prefix (may be empty)

$db = & JDatabase::getInstance( $option );
?>
</code>

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