# db2_free_stmt

(PECL ibm_db2:1.0-1.6.2)

db2_free_stmt — Frees resources associated with the indicated statement resource

### Description

bool db2_free_stmt ( resource `$stmt` )

Frees the system and database resources that are associated with a statement resource. These resources are freed implicitly when a script finishes, but you can call db2_free_stmt() to explicitly free the statement resources before the end of the script.

### Parameters

`stmt`

  A valid statement resource.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- db2_free_result()