mysql_query(3) MariaDB Connector/C mysql_query(3)

mysql_query - executes a null terminated statement string

#include <mysql.h>
int mysql_query(MYSQL * mysql,
                const char * query);

Performs a statement pointed to by the null terminate string query against the database. Contrary to mysql_real_query(3), mysql_query() is not binary safe.

mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).
query -a null terminated string containing the statement to be performed.

For executing multi statements the statements within the null terminated string statements must be separated by a semicolon.
If your statement contains binary data you should use mysql_real_query(3) or escape your data with mysql_hex_string(3).
To determine if a statement returned a result set use the function mysql_field_count(3).

Returns zero on success, non zero on failure.

mysql_real_query(3)
mysql_field_count(3)
mysql_hex_string(3)
mysql_use_result(3)
mysql_store_result(3)
Version 3.4