mysqli::prepare
, mysqli_prepare
mysqli::prepare
mysqli_prepare
Prepare an SQL statement for execution
Description
Object oriented stylemysqli_stmt mysqli::prepare(string query);
Procedural stylemysqli_stmt mysqli_prepare(mysqli link,
string query);
Prepares the SQL query, and returns a statement handle to be used for further operations on the statement. The query must consist of a single SQL statement.
The parameter markers must be bound to application variables using mysqli_stmt_bind_param
and/or mysqli_stmt_bind_result
before executing the statement or fetching rows.
Parameters
link
-
Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by
mysqli_connect
ormysqli_init
query
-
The query, as a string.Note
You should not add a terminating semicolon or
\g
to the statement.This parameter can include one or more parameter markers in the SQL statement by embedding question mark (
?
) characters at the appropriate positions.NoteThe markers are legal only in certain places in SQL statements. For example, they are allowed in the
VALUES()
list of anINSERT
statement (to specify column values for a row), or in a comparison with a column in aWHERE
clause to specify a comparison value.However, they are not allowed for identifiers (such as table or column names), in the select list that names the columns to be returned by a
SELECT
statement, or to specify both operands of a binary operator such as the=
equal sign. The latter restriction is necessary because it would be impossible to determine the parameter type. It's not allowed to compare marker withNULL
by? IS NULL
too. In general, parameters are legal only in Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements, and not in Data Definition Language (DDL) statements.
Return Values
mysqli_prepare
returns a statement object or FALSE
if an error occurred.
Examples
Example 20.129. mysqli::prepare
example
Object oriented style
<?php $mysqli = new mysqli('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world'); /* check connection */ if (mysqli_connect_errno()) { printf('Connect failed: %s\n', mysqli_connect_error()); exit(); } $city = 'Amersfoort'; /* create a prepared statement */ if ($stmt = $mysqli->prepare('SELECT District FROM City WHERE Name=?')) { /* bind parameters for markers */ $stmt->bind_param('s', $city); /* execute query */ $stmt->execute(); /* bind result variables */ $stmt->bind_result($district); /* fetch value */ $stmt->fetch(); printf('%s is in district %s\n', $city, $district); /* close statement */ $stmt->close(); } /* close connection */ $mysqli->close(); ?>
Procedural style
<?php $link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world'); /* check connection */ if (mysqli_connect_errno()) { printf('Connect failed: %s\n', mysqli_connect_error()); exit(); } $city = 'Amersfoort'; /* create a prepared statement */ if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, 'SELECT District FROM City WHERE Name=?')) { /* bind parameters for markers */ mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, 's', $city); /* execute query */ mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt); /* bind result variables */ mysqli_stmt_bind_result($stmt, $district); /* fetch value */ mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt); printf('%s is in district %s\n', $city, $district); /* close statement */ mysqli_stmt_close($stmt); } /* close connection */ mysqli_close($link); ?>
The above examples will output:
Amersfoort is in district Utrecht
See Also
mysqli_stmt_execute
|
mysqli_stmt_fetch
|
mysqli_stmt_bind_param
|
mysqli_stmt_bind_result
|
mysqli_stmt_close |