What are the potential pitfalls of relying on the mysqli->connect_error property for error handling in PHP?

Relying solely on the mysqli->connect_error property for error handling in PHP may not provide detailed or specific enough information about the error that occurred. It is recommended to use mysqli->error or mysqli->errno in conjunction with connect_error for more comprehensive error handling. 

// Example of using mysqli->error and mysqli->errno for error handling
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}

// Additional error handling using mysqli->error and mysqli->errno
if ($mysqli->errno) {
    die("MySQLi error (" . $mysqli->errno . "): " . $mysqli->error);
}

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