mysql_info

Syntax

const char * mysql_info(MYSQL * mysql);

• mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init() or mysql_real_connect().

Description

The mysql_info() function returns a string providing information about the last query executed. The nature of this string is provided below:

Table 1. Possible mysql_info return values

Query type	Example result string
INSERT INTO...SELECT...	Records: 100 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
INSERT INTO...VALUES (...),(...),(...)	Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
LOAD DATA INFILE ...	Records: 1 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0
ALTER TABLE ...	Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
UPDATE ...	Rows matched: 40 Changed: 40 Warnings: 0

Queries which do not fall into one of the preceding formats are not supported (e.g. SELECT ...). In these situations, mysql_info() will return an empty string.

See also

• mysql_affected_rows()

• mysql_warning_count()