.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.5 .\" .TH "mysql_query" "3" "" "Version 3.3.1" "MariaDB Connector/C" .hy .SS Name .PP mysql_query \- executes a null terminated statement string .SS Synopsis .IP .nf \f[C] #include int mysql_query(MYSQL * mysql, const char * query); \f[R] .fi .SS Description .PP Performs a statement pointed to by the null terminate string query against the database. Contrary to \f[B]mysql_real_query(3)\f[R], mysql_query() is not binary safe. .SS Parameter .IP \[bu] 2 \f[C]mysql\f[R] \- a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by \f[B]mysql_init(3)\f[R] and connected by \f[B]mysql_real_connect(3)\f[R]. .IP \[bu] 2 \f[C]query\f[R] \-a null terminated string containing the statement to be performed. .SS Notes .IP \[bu] 2 For executing multi statements the statements within the null terminated string statements must be separated by a semicolon. .IP \[bu] 2 If your statement contains binary data you should use \f[B]mysql_real_query(3)\f[R] or escape your data with \f[B]mysql_hex_string(3)\f[R]. .IP \[bu] 2 To determine if a statement returned a result set use the function \f[B]mysql_field_count(3)\f[R]. .SS Return value .PP Returns zero on success, non zero on failure. .SS See also .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_real_query(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_field_count(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_hex_string(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_use_result(3)\f[R] .IP \[bu] 2 \f[B]mysql_store_result(3)\f[R]