mysqli::use_result

mysqli_use_result

Initiate a result set retrieval

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`mysqli_result` `mysqli::use_result`

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`mysqli_result` `mysqli_use_result` `mysqli` `link`

Used to initiate the retrieval of a result set from the last query executed using the `mysqli_real_query` function on the database connection.

Either this or the `mysqli_store_result` function must be called before the results of a query can be retrieved, and one or the other must be called to prevent the next query on that database connection from failing.

The `mysqli_use_result` function does not transfer the entire result set from the database and hence cannot be used functions such as `mysqli_data_seek` to move to a particular row within the set. To use this functionality, the result set must be stored using `mysqli_store_result`. One should not use `mysqli_use_result` if a lot of processing on the client side is performed, since this will tie up the server and prevent other threads from updating any tables from which the data is being fetched.

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Returns an unbuffered result object or &false; if an error occurred.

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### `mysqli::use_result` example

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    <?php
    $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    /* check connection */
    if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
        printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
        exit();
    }

    $query  = "SELECT CURRENT_USER();";
    $query .= "SELECT Name FROM City ORDER BY ID LIMIT 20, 5";

    /* execute multi query */
    if ($mysqli->multi_query($query)) {
        do {
            /* store first result set */
            if ($result = $mysqli->use_result()) {
                while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
                    printf("%s\n", $row[0]);
                }
                $result->close();
            }
            /* print divider */
            if ($mysqli->more_results()) {
                printf("-----------------\n");
            }
        } while ($mysqli->next_result());
    }

    /* close connection */
    $mysqli->close();
    ?>

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    <?php
    $link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

    /* check connection */
    if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
        printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
        exit();
    }

    $query  = "SELECT CURRENT_USER();";
    $query .= "SELECT Name FROM City ORDER BY ID LIMIT 20, 5";

    /* execute multi query */
    if (mysqli_multi_query($link, $query)) {
        do {
            /* store first result set */
            if ($result = mysqli_use_result($link)) {
                while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
                    printf("%s\n", $row[0]);
                }
                mysqli_free_result($result);
            }
            /* print divider */
            if (mysqli_more_results($link)) {
                printf("-----------------\n");
            }
        } while (mysqli_next_result($link));
    }

    /* close connection */
    mysqli_close($link);
    ?>

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    my_user@localhost
    -----------------
    Amersfoort
    Maastricht
    Dordrecht
    Leiden
    Haarlemmermeer

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- `mysqli_real_query`
- `mysqli_store_result`