PHP: mysqli_query is not working [duplicate] - php

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I've a doubt with mysqli_query..
this is a part of my code:
$con = db_connect();
$sql= "SET foreign_key_checks = 0; DELETE FROM users WHERE username = 'Hola';";
$result = mysqli_query($con, $sql);
return $result;
I can't do the query...
If I try to do a query like this:
$sql= "INSERT INTO categorias(id_categoria,name) VALUES ('15','ssss');";
It works.
What's the problem?? I can't use SET with mysqli_query?
Thanks

Answer 1

You can not execute multiple queries at once using mysqli_query but you might want to use mysqli_multi_query as you can find out in the official documentation:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.multi-query.php

Answer 2

Lets start with creating a working php script.
<?php
// replace for you own.
$host ="";
$user = "";
$password = "";
$database = "";
$con= mysqli_connect($host, $user, $password, $database);
if (!$con)
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
else{
// Begin SQL query
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users";
$result = mysqli_query($con,$sql) OR Die('SQL Query not possible!');
var_dump($result);
return $result;
var_dump($result);
// End SQL query
mysqli_close($con);
};
?>
INSERT query:
$sql= "INSERT INTO categorias(name) VALUES ('ssss')";
mysqli_query ($con,$sql) OR Die('SQL Query not possible!');
UPDATE and DELETE query:
$sql= "DELETE FROM users WHERE username = 'Hola';";
$sql.= "UPDATE users SET foreign_key_checks = 0 WHERE username = 'Hola'"; /* I made a guess here*/
mysqli_multi_query ($con,$sql) OR Die('SQL Query not possible!');
Check the SET query. I think something is missing. I have changed it to what I think was your aim.

Answer 3

The connection should be established like this:
$Hostname = "Your host name mostly it is ("localhost")";
$User = "Your Database user name default is (root)"//check this in configuration files
$Password = "Your database password default is ("")"//if you change it put the same other again check in config file
$DBName = "this your dataabse name"//that you use while making database
$con = new mysqli($Hostname, $User , $PasswordP , $DBName);
$sql= "INSERT INTO categorias(id_categoria,name) VALUES ('15','ssss');";
In this query:
put categorias in magic quotes(`) and column names also
For your next query do this:
$sql= "SET foreign_key_checks = 0; DELETE FROM users WHERE username = 'Hola';";
Change to:
$sql= "SET foreign_key_checks = 0; DELETE FROM `users` WHERE `username` = 'Hola'";