note 59345 added to function.mysqli-affected-rows

im getting an error when doing a second update on the same record in the database. mysqli_affected_rows() always returns 0 after the first update if you are trying to update the same record. ive used the mysql console to perform the same update and that works fine. anybody got any ideas? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysqli-affected-rows.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59345 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59345&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59345&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php