C- Mysql - warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type

Question

connect to MySQL: works fine.

mysql_real_connect(conn, server, user, pass, db, 0, NULL, 0);

I want to do something like

char *status = "";
status = mysql_real_connect(conn, server, user, pass, db, 0, NULL, 0);
printf(stauts);

the above attempt results in compile error:

warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type

Solution is needed.

Well, basically, read a manual or tutorial about using mysql library in C. At first mysql_real_connect one. — ArturFH
– ArturFH, Commented Jun 10, 2017 at 1:36

Grifplex · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-10 01:37:33Z

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From the MySQL manual mysql_real_connect returns a MYSQL* connection handler and thus cannot be stored in a char*.

answered Jun 10, 2017 at 1:37

Grifplex

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