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mysql_info

Syntax

const char * mysql_info(MYSQL * mysql);
  • mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init() or mysql_real_connect().

Description

The mysql_info() function returns a string providing information about the last query executed. The nature of this string is provided below:

Table 1. Possible mysql_info return values

Query type
Example result string

INSERT INTO...SELECT...

Records: 100 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

INSERT INTO...VALUES (...),(...),(...)

Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

LOAD DATA INFILE ...

Records: 1 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0

ALTER TABLE ...

Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

UPDATE ...

Rows matched: 40 Changed: 40 Warnings: 0

Queries which do not fall into one of the preceding formats are not supported (e.g. SELECT ...). In these situations mysql_info() will return an empty string.

See also

  • mysql_affected_rows()

  • mysql_warning_count()