#45342 [Opn->Csd]: helpful to list INSERT as a mysql_query() type not returning result set

ID: 45342 Updated by: danbrown@php.net Reported By: sdewey at post dot harvard dot edu -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: n/a PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-23 23:05:37] sdewey at post dot harvard dot edu Description: ------------ On the manual page for mysql_query(), it would probably be helpful for some users if you updated the following sentence: <<<For other type of SQL statements, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, etc, mysql_query() returns TRUE on success or FALSE on error.>>> To include "INSERT" in the list. INSERT is one of the most common queries not producing a result set (i.e. simply returning TRUE or FALSE), and this would make things clearer to newer users wondering about the return value of mysql_query() called with such a statement. Reproduce code: --------------- n/a, see above Expected result: ---------------- n/a, see above Actual result: -------------- n/a, see above ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=45342&edit=1