# ibase_execute

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ibase_execute — Execute a previously prepared query

### Description

resource ibase_execute ( resource `$query` [, mixed `$bind_arg` [, mixed `$...` ]] )

Execute a query prepared by ibase_prepare().

This is a lot more effective than using ibase_query() if you are repeating a same kind of query several times with only some parameters changing.

### Parameters

`query`

  An InterBase query prepared by ibase_prepare().

`bind_arg`

`...`

### Return Values

If the query raises an error, returns `FALSE`. If it is successful and there is a (possibly empty) result set (such as with a SELECT query), returns a result identifier. If the query was successful and there were no results, returns `TRUE`.

> Note: In PHP 5.0.0 and up, this function returns the number of rows affected by the query (if > 0 and applicable to the statement type). A query that succeeded, but did not affect any rows (e.g. an UPDATE of a non-existent record) will return `TRUE`.

### Examples

Example#1 ibase_execute() example

`<?php
$dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password);
$updates = array(
1 => 'Eric',
5 => 'Filip',
7 => 'Larry'
);
$query = ibase_prepare($dbh, "UPDATE FOO SET BAR = ? WHERE BAZ = ?");
foreach ($updates as $baz => $bar) {
ibase_execute($query, $bar, $baz);
}
?>`

### See Also

- ibase_query()