3.8.40 mysqli::real_query, mysqli_real

Object oriented style

public bool mysqli::real_query(string query);

Procedural style

bool mysqli_real_query(mysqli link,
                       string query);

Executes a single query against the database whose result can then be retrieved or stored using the mysqli_store_result or mysqli_use_result functions.

In order to determine if a given query should return a result set or not, see mysqli_field_count.

link

Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect or mysqli_init

query

The query, as a string.

Data inside the query should be properly escaped.

Returns true on success or false on failure.