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PHP mysqli_info() Function

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Example

Return information about the most recently executed query:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
  {
  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
  }

// Perform queries
$sql1="CREATE TABLE testPersons LIKE Persons"
mysqli_query($con,$sql1);
$sql2="INSERT INTO testPersons SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER BY LastName LIMIT 10"
mysqli_query($con,$sql2);

// Print info about most recently executed query
echo mysqli_info($con);

mysqli_close($con);
?>

Definition and Usage

The mysqli_info() function returns information about the most recently executed query.

This function works with the following query types:

  • INSERT INTO...SELECT...
  • INSERT INTO...VALUES (...),(...),(...)
  • LOAD DATA INFILE ...
  • ALTER TABLE ...
  • UPDATE ...

Syntax

mysqli_info(connection);

Parameter Description
connection Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns a string that contains additional info about the most recently executed query
PHP Version: 5+

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