mysql driver updated
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 475857c..947c477 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@
{
if ($this->compress === TRUE)
{
- $port = NULL;
+ $port = empty($this->port) ? NULL : $this->port;
- $mysqli = mysqli_init();
- return $mysqli->real_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, NULL, MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS);
+ $link = mysqli_init();
+ $link->real_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, NULL, MYSQLI_CLIENT_COMPRESS);
+
+ return $link;
}
return empty($this->port)