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    mysqli_stmt::execute

    mysqli_stmt_execute

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    mysqli_stmt::execute -- mysqli_stmt_execute — Executes a prepared statement

    Description

    Object-oriented style

    public mysqli_stmt::execute(?array $params = null): bool

    Procedural style

    mysqli_stmt_execute(mysqli_stmt $statement, ?array $params = null): bool

    Executes previously prepared statement. The statement must be successfully prepared prior to execution, using either the mysqli_prepare() or mysqli_stmt_prepare() function, or by passing the second argument to mysqli_stmt::__construct().

    If the statement is UPDATE, DELETE, or INSERT, the total number of affected rows can be determined by using the mysqli_stmt_affected_rows() function. If the query yields a result set, it can be fetched using mysqli_stmt_get_result() function or by fetching it row by row directly from the statement using mysqli_stmt_fetch() function.

    Parameters

    statement

    Procedural style only: A mysqli_stmt object returned by mysqli_stmt_init().

    params

    An optional list array with as many elements as there are bound parameters in the SQL statement being executed. Each value is treated as a string.

    Return Values

    Returns true on success or false on failure.

    Errors/Exceptions

    If mysqli error reporting is enabled (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR) and the requested operation fails, a warning is generated. If, in addition, the mode is set to MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT, a mysqli_sql_exception is thrown instead.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.1.0 The optional params parameter has been added.

    Examples

    Example #1 Execute a prepared statement with bound variables

    Object-oriented style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    $mysqli->query("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City");

    /* Prepare an insert statement */
    $stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)");

    /* Bind variables to parameters */
    $stmt->bind_param("sss", $val1, $val2, $val3);

    $val1 = 'Stuttgart';
    $val2 = 'DEU';
    $val3 = 'Baden-Wuerttemberg';

    /* Execute the statement */
    $stmt->execute();

    $val1 = 'Bordeaux';
    $val2 = 'FRA';
    $val3 = 'Aquitaine';

    /* Execute the statement */
    $stmt->execute();

    /* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
    $query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity";
    $result = $mysqli->query($query);
    while (    $row = $result->fetch_row()) {
    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
    }

    Procedural style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    mysqli_query($link, "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City");

    /* Prepare an insert statement */
    $stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, "INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)");

    /* Bind variables to parameters */
    mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "sss", $val1, $val2, $val3);

    $val1 = 'Stuttgart';
    $val2 = 'DEU';
    $val3 = 'Baden-Wuerttemberg';

    /* Execute the statement */
    mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);

    $val1 = 'Bordeaux';
    $val2 = 'FRA';
    $val3 = 'Aquitaine';

    /* Execute the statement */
    mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);

    /* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
    $query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity";
    $result = mysqli_query($link, $query);
    while (    $row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
    }

    The above examples will output:

    Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Bordeaux (FRA,Aquitaine)

    Example #2 Execute a prepared statement with an array of values

    Object-oriented style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = new mysqli('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');

    $mysqli->query('CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');

    /* Prepare an insert statement */
    $stmt = $mysqli->prepare('INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');

    /* Execute the statement */
    $stmt->execute(['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);

    /* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
    $query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
    $result = $mysqli->query($query);
    while (    $row = $result->fetch_row()) {
    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
    }

    Procedural style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');

    mysqli_query($link, 'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');

    /* Prepare an insert statement */
    $stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, 'INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');

    /* Execute the statement */
    mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt, ['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);

    /* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
    $query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
    $result = mysqli_query($link, $query);
    while (    $row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
    }

    The above examples will output:

    Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)

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    User Contributed Notes 1 note

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    Typer85 at gmail dot com
    17 years ago
    Just to clarify this note in the Manual regarding this function:

    "Note: When using mysqli_stmt_execute(), the mysqli_stmt_fetch() function must be used to fetch the data prior to performing any additional queries."

    This is because this function DOES NOT store the result set on the client side so you have to fetch everything in the result set or else you risk major errors.

    If you however use the function mysqli_stmt_store_result immediately after you use this function, you are forcing the result set to be stored on the client side and thus it is safe to issue extra queries before fetching all the data.

    This is where you really have to make a choice regarding on your application's priorities. If you know your result set is memory hefty, then its a good idea not to store it on the client side so you don't run in any errors regarding unavailable memory on the server. But this also means your not going to do a lot of calculations on the result set or else you will prevent any other usage of the table to which the result set came from until you fetched it all.

    If your going to do a lot of calculations or your result set is not memory hefty, its probably a good idea to store it on the client side.

    Most of these problems can easily be solved if you have a lot of memory available on your server but thats usually not the case for those on shared hosting.

    An intelligent way to counter this problem if your on a shared host is to be smart in the way you design your queries. Try to limit the result set if you know you will be fetching memory hefty result sets.

    Test different alternatives for your application and see what works best for you under different conditions.

    Good Luck,
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