PHP 5: MySQLi Prepared Statements

[BlaineSch]

Wow I never saw this - A website I was browsing before had these but it didn't use them to this extent it did pretty much the same thing as a regular mysql_query function.. .this is very neat I might just have to start using it!

[chili5]

When you use mysqli is it still necessary to use functions like mysql_real_escape_string?

[Jordan]

Yes, there is even the equivalent mysqli_real_escape_string function that you should use.

[me999]

Nice tutorial. Always nice to be guided through the code. I struggled using prepared statements to start with and though they were cumbersome.

I am now using this wrapper class for MySQLi, which makes the prepared statement and fetches the results for you: MySQLi Class - PHP Development Project - APL Web

Check it out, you might find it useful.