PHP | mysqli_stmt_bind_param() 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_bind_param() Function.

The mysqli_stmt_bind_param() function is used for binding variables to the parameter markers of a prepared statement.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, $types, $var1, $var2...);

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	stmt(Mandatory) This is an object representing a prepared statement.
2	types(Mandatory) A string (of individual characters) specifying the types of the variables where − i represents an integer type d represents an double type s represents an string type b represents an blob type
3	var(Mandatory) Values for the variables, separated by commas.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns TRUE 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 demonstrates the usage of PHP mysqli_stmt_bind_param() function (in a procedural style) -

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

   //Creating a table
   $con -> query("CREATE TABLE myplayers(ID INT, First_Name VARCHAR(255), Last_Name VARCHAR(255), Place_Of_Birth VARCHAR(255), Country VARCHAR(255))");
   print("Table Created.....\n");

   //Inserting values into the table using prepared statement
   $stmt = $con -> prepare( "INSERT INTO myplayers values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");

   //Binding values to the parameter markers
   $stmt -> bind_param("issss", $id, $fname, $lname, $pob, $country);
   $id = 1;
   $fname = 'Kennedy';
   $lname = 'Nkpara';
   $pob = 'PortHarcourt';
   $country = 'Nigeria';

   //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 -

Table Created.....

Example2

In an object oriented style the syntax of this function is $stmt->close(); Following is the example of this function in an object oriented style -

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

   //Creating a table
   $con -> query("CREATE TABLE myplayers(ID INT, First_Name VARCHAR(255), Last_Name VARCHAR(255), Place_Of_Birth VARCHAR(255), Country VARCHAR(255))");
   print("Table Created.....\n");

   //Inserting values into the table using prepared statement
   $stmt = $con -> prepare( "INSERT INTO myplayers values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");

   //Binding values to the parameter markers
   $stmt -> bind_param("issss", $id, $fname, $lname, $pob, $country);
   $id = 1;
   $fname = 'Kennedy';
   $lname = 'Nkpara';
   $pob = 'PortHarcourt';
   $country = 'Nigeria';

   //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 -

Table Created.....

Example3

Following is another example of the built-in PHP mysqli_stmt_bind_param() Function -

<?php
   $con = @mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");

   mysqli_query($con, "CREATE TABLE Test(Name VARCHAR(255), AGE INT)");
   print("Table Created.....\n");
   mysqli_query($con, "insert into Test values('Kennedy', 27),('Paul', 30),('Justice', 28)");
   print("Records Inserted.....\n");

   $stmt = mysqli_prepare($con, "DELETE FROM test where Age<?");
   mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "i", $num);
   $num = 28;
   //Executing the statement
   mysqli_stmt_execute($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 below -

Table Created.....

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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 PHP mysqli_stmt_bind_result() Function.

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