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PHP | mysqli_stmt_init() Function

PHP mysqli_stmt_init() Function


Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP mysqli_stmt_init() Function.

The built-in PHP mysqli_stmt_init() function initializes a statement object. The result of this built-in PHP function can be passed as one of the parameter to the built-in PHP mysqli_stmt_prepare() function.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_stmt_init($con);


Parameter Details

Sr.NoParameter & Description
1

con(Mandatory)

This is an object representing a connection to MySQL Server.


Return Value

This function returns a statement object on success and false on failure.

PHP Version

This PHP function was first introduced in PHP version 5 and works in all the later versions.

Example1

The following below is an example which shows the usage of PHP mysqli_stmt_init() function (in a procedural style) -

<?php
   //Creating the connection
   $con = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");

   $query = "CREATE TABLE Test(Name VARCHAR(255), AGE INT)"; 
   mysqli_query($con, $query);

   //initiating the statement
   $stmt =  mysqli_stmt_init($con);

   $res = mysqli_stmt_prepare($stmt, "INSERT INTO Test values(?, ?)");
   mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "si", $Name, $Age);
   $Name = 'Paul';
   $Age = 30;
   print("Record Inserted.....");

   //Executing the statement
   mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);

   //Closing the statement
   mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);

   //Closing the connection
   mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Record Inserted.....

Example2

In object oriented style the syntax of this built-in PHP function is $con->stmt_init(); The following is the example of this PHP function in an object oriented style $minus;

<?php
   //Creating the connection
   $con = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");

   $query = "CREATE TABLE Test(Name VARCHAR(255), AGE INT)"; 
   $con->query($query);

   //initiating the statement
   $stmt =  $con->stmt_init();

   $res = $stmt->prepare("INSERT INTO Test values(?, ?)");
   $stmt->bind_param("si", $Name, $Age);
   $Name = 'Paul';
   $Age = 30;
   print("Record Inserted.....");

   //Executing the statement
   $stmt->execute();

   //Closing the statement
   $stmt->close();

   //Closing the connection
   $con->close();
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Record Inserted.....


Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the mysqli_thread_id() Function in PHP.

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