Doc #77373 [Opn->Nab]: The "bind_param" is called too early in examples, the variable is undefined

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77373&edit=1 ID: 77373 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: buughost+php at gmail dot com Summary: The "bind_param" is called too early in examples, the variable is undefined -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: WIN10 PHP Version: 7.3.0 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: No, the code is correct. bind_param takes variables by-reference which means they do not have to exist at the time the method is called. The query will use the values of the variables at the time execute() is called. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-12-30 10:08:33] buughost+php at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/mysqli-stmt.get-result --- In both examples: // Not a variable : $continent $stmt->bind_param("s", $continent); $continent_array = array('Europe','Africa','Asia','North America'); // Here it is: foreach($continent_array as $continent) $stmt->execute(); // Just executing the same query multiple times $result = $stmt->get_result(); while ($row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_NUM)) { ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77373&edit=1