MYSQLI_STMT_SEND_LONG_DATA(3) 1 MYSQLI_STMT_SEND_LONG_DATA(3)
mysqli_stmt::send_long_data - Send data in blocks
Object oriented style
SYNOPSIS
bool mysqli_stmt::send_long_data (int $param_nr, string $data)
DESCRIPTION
Procedural style
bool mysqli_stmt_send_long_data (mysqli_stmt $stmt, int $param_nr, string $data)
Allows to send parameter data to the server in pieces (or chunks), e.g. if the size of a blob exceeds the size of max_allowed_packet. This
function can be called multiple times to send the parts of a character or binary data value for a column, which must be one of the TEXT or
BLOB datatypes.
PARAMETERS
o $
stmt -Procedural style only: A statement identifier returned by mysqli_stmt_init(3).
o $param_nr
- Indicates which parameter to associate the data with. Parameters are numbered beginning with 0.
o $data
- A string containing data to be sent.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Object oriented style
<?php
$stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO messages (message) VALUES (?)");
$null = NULL;
$stmt->bind_param("b", $null);
$fp = fopen("messages.txt", "r");
while (!feof($fp)) {
$stmt->send_long_data(0, fread($fp, 8192));
}
fclose($fp);
$stmt->execute();
?>
SEE ALSO
mysqli_prepare(3), mysqli_stmt_bind_param(3).
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