PHP mysqli error() Function

Example - Object Oriented style

Return the last error description for the most recent function call, if any:

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

if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}

// Perform a query, check for error
if (!$mysqli -> query("INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName) VALUES ('Glenn')")) {
echo("Error description: " . $mysqli -> error);
}

$mysqli -> close();
?>

Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.

Definition and Usage

The error / mysqli_error() function returns the last error description for the most recent function call, if any.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> error

Procedural style:

mysqli_error(connection)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
connection	Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns a string with the error description. "" if no error occurred
PHP Version:	5+

Example - Procedural Oriented style

Return the last error description for the most recent function call, if any:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}

// Perform a query, check for error
if (!mysqli_query($con,"INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName) VALUES ('Glenn')")) {
echo("Error description: " . mysqli_error($con));
}

mysqli_close($con);
?>

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