mysql_affected_rows()


Returnning the number of the affected records by the SQL query

Description

int mysql_affected_rows(string $result)

Parameters

Return Value

the number of the affected record on success, otherwise -1

Example

<?php
include_once "/lib/sn_dns.php";                  // include DNS library
include_once "/lib/sn_mysql.php";

$db_name = "testdb";                             // database's name to select

// query strings creating or deleting DB, inserting or updating records, and so on.
$query_create_db = "CREATE DATABASE testdb;";
$query_create_table = "CREATE TABLE test_table (id INTEGER NOT NULL, age INTEGER);";
$query_insert_1 = "INSERT INTO test_table (id, age) VALUES ('1', '10');";
$query_insert_2 = "INSERT INTO test_table (id, age) VALUES ('2', '10');";
$query_update = "UPDATE test_table SET age=age+1 WHERE age=10;";
$query_drop_table = "DROP TABLE test_table;";
$query_drop_db = "DROP DATABASE testdb;";

$server_addr = "192.168.0.100";                  // IP address of MySQL server
$user_name = "user_id";                          // MySQL ID
$password = "password";                          // MySQL password

// connect to a MySQL server
if(mysql_connect($server_addr, $user_name, $password) === false)
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_query($query_create_db) === false)      // send a query to make a database
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_select_db($db_name) === false)          // select the database
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_query($query_create_table) === false)   // send a query to make a table
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_query($query_insert_1) === false)       // send a query to insert a record
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_query($query_insert_2) === false)       // send a query to insert a record
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

$result = mysql_query($query_update);            // send a query to update a record
if($result === false)
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit
else
{
    $affected_rows = mysql_affected_rows($result); // get the number of affected rows
    if($affected_rows > 0)
        echo "$affected_rows record(s) have(has) been updated!";
}

if(mysql_query($query_drop_table) === false)     // send a query to delete the table
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

if(mysql_query($query_drop_db) === false)        // send a query to delete the database
    exit(mysql_error());                         // print the error message and quit

mysql_close();                                   // disconnecting from the MySQL server
?>

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