Execute an SQL query mysqli::real_escape_string mysqli::rollback MySQLi PHP Manual mysqli::real_query mysqli_real_query (PHP 5)mysqli::real_query -- mysqli_real_query — Execute an SQL query Description Object oriented style (method): bool real_query ( string $query ) Procedural style bool mysqli_real_query ( mysqli $link , string $query ) Executes a single query against the database whose result can then be retrieved or stored using the mysqli_store_result() or mysqli_use_result() functions. In order to determine if a given query should return a result set or not, see mysqli_field_count(). Parameters link Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init() query The query, as a string. Return Values Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. See Also mysqli_query() mysqli_store_result() mysqli_use_result() mysqli::real_escape_string mysqli::rollback MySQLi PHP Manual