# mysqli_real_query

# mysqli->real_query()

(PHP 5)

mysqli->real_query() — Execute an SQL query

### Description

Procedural style

bool mysqli_real_query ( mysqli `$link` , string `$query` )

Object oriented style (method):

mysqli
bool real_query ( 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()