What is meant by '->' in php and mysql

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I am going through the example

     $conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);
        if ($conn->connect_error) {
         die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
       }

      $sql = "CREATE DATABASE myDB";
         if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
          echo "Database created successfully";
         } else {
          echo "Error creating database: " . $conn->error;
        }

What is the meaning of the symbol -> in the above example

Existing topic: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14037290/what-does-this-mean-in-php-or — Gynteniuxas, Sep 17 '16 at 05:45
->, is used when you want to call a method on an instance or access an instance property — Abhishek Sharma, Sep 17 '16 at 05:49
Have you read the [documentation](http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php)? — axiac, Sep 17 '16 at 07:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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PHP has two object operators.

The first, -> , is used when you want to call a method on an instance or access an instance property.

The second, ::, is used when you want to call a static method, access a static variable, or call a parent class's version of a method within a child class.

source: Where do we use the object operator "->" in PHP?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Sep 17 '16 at 05:54

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '16 at 07:08

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In PHP, -> operator is used for call member function or member variable.

answered Sep 17 '16 at 07:08

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What is meant by '->' in php and mysql

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