Executes a prepared statement

# mysqli_stmt::execute

# mysqli_stmt_execute

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli_stmt::execute -- mysqli_stmt_execute — Executes a prepared statement

### Description

Object-oriented style

public mysqli_stmt::execute(?array `$params` = `null`): bool

Procedural style

mysqli_stmt_execute(mysqli_stmt `$statement`, ?array `$params` = `null`): bool

Executes previously prepared statement. The statement must be successfully prepared prior to execution, using either the mysqli_prepare() or mysqli_stmt_prepare() function, or by passing the second argument to mysqli_stmt::__construct().

If the statement is `UPDATE`, `DELETE`, or `INSERT`, the total number of affected rows can be determined by using the mysqli_stmt_affected_rows() function. If the query yields a result set, it can be fetched using mysqli_stmt_get_result() function or by fetching it row by row directly from the statement using mysqli_stmt_fetch() function.

### Parameters

`statement`

  Procedural style only: A mysqli_stmt object returned by mysqli_stmt_init().

`params`

  An optional list array with as many elements as there are bound parameters in the SQL statement being executed. Each value is treated as a string.

### Return Values

Returns `true` on success or `false` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

If mysqli error reporting is enabled (`MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR`) and the requested operation fails, a warning is generated. If, in addition, the mode is set to `MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT`, a mysqli_sql_exception is thrown instead.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.1.0 | The optional `params` parameter has been added.

### Examples

Example #1 Execute a prepared statement with bound variables

Object-oriented style

`<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");
$mysqli->query("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City");
/* Prepare an insert statement */
$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)");
/* Bind variables to parameters */
$stmt->bind_param("sss", $val1, $val2, $val3);
$val1 = 'Stuttgart';
$val2 = 'DEU';
$val3 = 'Baden-Wuerttemberg';
/* Execute the statement */
$stmt->execute();
$val1 = 'Bordeaux';
$val2 = 'FRA';
$val3 = 'Aquitaine';
/* Execute the statement */
$stmt->execute();
/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity";
$result = $mysqli->query($query);
while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
}`

Procedural style

`<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");
mysqli_query($link, "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City");
/* Prepare an insert statement */
$stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, "INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)");
/* Bind variables to parameters */
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "sss", $val1, $val2, $val3);
$val1 = 'Stuttgart';
$val2 = 'DEU';
$val3 = 'Baden-Wuerttemberg';
/* Execute the statement */
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
$val1 = 'Bordeaux';
$val2 = 'FRA';
$val3 = 'Aquitaine';
/* Execute the statement */
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity";
$result = mysqli_query($link, $query);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
}`

The above examples will output:

    Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)
    Bordeaux (FRA,Aquitaine)

Example #2 Execute a prepared statement with an array of values

Object-oriented style

`<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');
$mysqli->query('CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');
/* Prepare an insert statement */
$stmt = $mysqli->prepare('INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');
/* Execute the statement */
$stmt->execute(['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);
/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
$query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
$result = $mysqli->query($query);
while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
}`

Procedural style

`<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');
mysqli_query($link, 'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');
/* Prepare an insert statement */
$stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, 'INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');
/* Execute the statement */
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt, ['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);
/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
$query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
$result = mysqli_query($link, $query);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
}`

The above examples will output:

    Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)

### See Also

- mysqli_execute_query() - Prepares, binds parameters, and executes SQL statement
- mysqli_prepare() - Prepares an SQL statement for execution
- mysqli_stmt_bind_param() - Binds variables to a prepared statement as parameters
- mysqli_stmt_get_result() - Gets a result set from a prepared statement as a mysqli_result object

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