bind_param mysqli_stmt_bind_param to Bind variables to a prepared statement as parameters

$query="UPDATE  student SET class=?,mark=? WHERE id=?";

Student Table : Sample Data and query to create table
config.php Database connection object $connection is taken from config.php file.

<?Php
require "config.php";// Database connection file.

$class='Three';
$mark=66;
$id=5;
$query="UPDATE  student SET class=?,mark=? WHERE id=?";
$stmt = $connection->prepare($query);
if ($stmt) {
$stmt->bind_param('sii', $class, $mark, $id);
$stmt->execute();
echo "Record Updated:";
echo $stmt->affected_rows;
}else{
echo $connection->error;
}
?>

In MySQLi prepared statements, the ? (question mark) is used as a placeholder for each input value in the query. These placeholders are later replaced with actual input values when you bind the parameters using bind_param(), which ensures the input values are safely incorporated into the query, preventing SQL injection and other vulnerabilities.

$stmt->bind_param('sii', $class, $mark, $id);

Types : Here is the list of variable Types we have to mention.

i: Integer , tiny small medium
s: String 
d: Double 
b: Bolb

Procedural style

$class='Three';
$mark=68;
$id=5;
$query="UPDATE  student SET class=?,mark=? WHERE id=?";
if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($connection,$query)){
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "sii", $class, $mark, $id);
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
echo "Record Updated:";
echo mysqli_affected_rows($connection);

}else{
echo mysqli_error($connection);
}

Bind parameters to a prepared statement as parameter.

Returns True on success and False on failure.

Object Oriented Style

$stmt->bind_param('sii', $class, $mark, $id);

Procedural style

mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "si",$class, $id);

Used with prepare() to bind parameters to variables used inside Query.

No need to use mysqli_real_escape_string() if you are using bind_param()

MySQL DUMP of student table

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bind_param() in MYSQLI

Procedural style

Bind parameters to a prepared statement as parameter.

Subhendu Mohapatra