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<h1 class="refname">mysql_info</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">mysql_info</span> — <span class="dc-title">Get information about the most recent query</span></p>
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<div class="warning"><strong class="warning">Warning</strong>
<p class="para">This extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in the future.
Instead, the <a href="book.mysqli.html" class="link">MySQLi</a> or <a href="ref.pdo-mysql.html" class="link">PDO_MySQL</a> extension should be used.
See also <a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.html" class="link">MySQL: choosing an API</a> guide and
<a href="faq.databases.html#faq.databases.mysql.deprecated" class="link">related FAQ</a> for more information.
Alternatives to this function include:</p>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="mysqli.info.html" class="function">mysqli_info()</a></span></li>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>mysql_info</strong></span>
([ <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$link_identifier</code><span class="initializer"> = NULL</span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Returns detailed information about the last query.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">
link_identifier</code></em></span><dd>
<p class="para">The MySQL connection. If the
link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by
<span class="function"><a href="function.mysql-connect.html" class="function">mysql_connect()</a></span> is assumed. If no such link is found, it
will try to create one as if <span class="function"><a href="function.mysql-connect.html" class="function">mysql_connect()</a></span> was called
with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an
<strong><code>E_WARNING</code></strong> level error is generated.</p></dd>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.mysql-info-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns information about the statement on success, or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on
failure. See the example below for which statements provide information,
and what the returned value may look like. Statements that are not listed
will return <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong>.
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<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
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<p><strong>Example #1 Relevant MySQL Statements</strong></p>
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Statements that return string values. The numbers are only for
illustrating purpose; their values will correspond to the query.
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<div class="mysqlcode"><pre class="mysqlcode">INSERT INTO ... SELECT ...
String format: Records: 23 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
INSERT INTO ... VALUES (...),(...),(...)...
String format: Records: 37 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
LOAD DATA INFILE ...
String format: Records: 42 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0
ALTER TABLE
String format: Records: 60 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
UPDATE
String format: Rows matched: 65 Changed: 65 Warnings: 0</pre>
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<div class="refsect1 notes" id="refsect1-function.mysql-info-notes">
<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
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<span class="function"><strong>mysql_info()</strong></span> returns a non-<strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> value for the
INSERT ... VALUES statement only if multiple value lists are
specified in the statement.
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.mysql-info-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.mysql-affected-rows.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mysql_affected_rows()</a> - Get number of affected rows in previous MySQL operation</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.mysql-insert-id.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mysql_insert_id()</a> - Get the ID generated in the last query</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.mysql-stat.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mysql_stat()</a> - Get current system status</span></li>
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