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Doc Bug #40167 mysql_query: include a notice that only 1 command can be sent at a time
Submitted: 2007-01-19 14:28 UTC Modified: 2007-01-19 20:00 UTC
From: burg1 at gmx dot net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
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 [2007-01-19 14:28 UTC] burg1 at gmx dot net 
Description:
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As far as I can see, the following command is not possible:
mysql_query("INSERT INTO (name) VALUES ('Lucy'); INSERT INTO (ids) VALUES (1);");

My suggestion: Please include a notice to the mysql_query-function that only one MySQL-command can be sent at a time.

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 [2007-01-19 15:07 UTC] bjori@php.net 
Where does it imply that you can run multiple queries at 
once in our docs?

And FYI: AFAIK only MySQL 3.x disliked it, but MySQL 4.1+ 
allows it.
 [2007-01-19 15:14 UTC] burg1 at gmx dot net 
My (naive) assumption was that you can take any valid MySQL-command, wrap mysql_query() around it, and there you go ;-)

All I'm asking about is to include a short note to prevent others from trying back and forth, thereby wasting an hour, as I just was......

MySQL: I have MySQL 5.0, and although the command worked perfectly fine when entered directly into phpMyAdmins's SQL-window, it didn't work through mysql_query.
 [2007-01-19 15:19 UTC] bjori@php.net 
ext/mysql is meant for mysql3
ext/mysqli is meant for mysql4.1+

You are looking for http://php.net/mysqli_multi_query
 [2007-01-19 15:32 UTC] burg1 at gmx dot net 
Yes - thank you!! :-)
(But I have PHP 4 :-(

Anyway - please include a notice to mysql_query, e.g.:
"Note: Multiple queries separated by semicolons (e.g. INSERT INTO (name) VALUES ('Lucy'); INSERT INTO (ids)
VALUES (1);) are only possible through mysqli_multi_query (PHP 5)."
 [2007-01-19 20:00 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
OK. I've added a little note to the docs (should be on-line in a few days).
 
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