/*      real_connect(host=nil, user=nil, passwd=nil, db=nil, port=nil, sock=nil, flag=nil)   */
static VALUE real_connect(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE klass)
{
    VALUE host, user, passwd, db, port, sock, flag;
    char *h, *u, *p, *d, *s;
    unsigned int pp, f;
    struct mysql* myp;
    VALUE obj;

#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 32200
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "07", &host, &user, &passwd, &db, &port, &sock, &flag);
    d = NILorSTRING(db);
    f = NILorINT(flag);
#elif MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 32115
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "06", &host, &user, &passwd, &port, &sock, &flag);
    f = NILorINT(flag);
#else
    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "05", &host, &user, &passwd, &port, &sock);
#endif
    h = NILorSTRING(host);
    u = NILorSTRING(user);
    p = NILorSTRING(passwd);
    pp = NILorINT(port);
    s = NILorSTRING(sock);

#ifdef HAVE_RB_THREAD_START_TIMER
    rb_thread_stop_timer();
#endif
    obj = Data_Make_Struct(klass, struct mysql, 0, free_mysql, myp);
#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 32200
    mysql_init(&myp->handler);
    if (mysql_real_connect(&myp->handler, h, u, p, d, pp, s, f) == NULL)
#elif MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 32115
    if (mysql_real_connect(&myp->handler, h, u, p, pp, s, f) == NULL)
#else
    if (mysql_real_connect(&myp->handler, h, u, p, pp, s) == NULL)
#endif
    {
#ifdef HAVE_RB_THREAD_START_TIMER
        rb_thread_start_timer();
#endif
        mysql_raise(&myp->handler);
    }
#ifdef HAVE_RB_THREAD_START_TIMER
    rb_thread_start_timer();
#endif

    myp->handler.reconnect = 0;
    myp->connection = Qtrue;
    myp->query_with_result = Qtrue;
    rb_obj_call_init(obj, argc, argv);

    return obj;
}