PHP mysqli real_query() Function

Example - Object Oriented style

Execute a single SQL query. Store the result with store_result():

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

// Check connection
if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}

$mysqli -> real_query("SELECT * FROM Persons");

if ($mysqli -> field_count) {
$result = $mysqli -> store_result();
$row = $result -> fetch_row();
// Free result set
$result -> free_result();
}

$mysqli -> close();
?>

Definition and Usage

The real_query() / mysqli_real_query() function executes a single SQL query. The result can be retrieved or stored with the store_result() or use_result() functions.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> real_query(query)

Procedural style:

mysqli_real_query(connection, query)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
connection	Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use
query	Required. The query to be executed

Technical Details

Return Value:	TRUE on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5+

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