mysql_info — retrieves information about the most recently executed query

const char * mysql_info(MYSQL * mysql);

The mysql_info() function returns a string providing information about the last query executed. The nature of this string is provided below:

Table 1. Possible mysql_info return values

Query typeExample result string
INSERT INTO...SELECT...Records: 100 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
INSERT INTO...VALUES (...),(...),(...)Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
LOAD DATA INFILE ...Records: 1 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0
ALTER TABLE ...Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
UPDATE ...Rows matched: 40 Changed: 40 Warnings: 0


Parameters

mysql

A mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init() or mysql_real_connect().

Return value

A character string representing additional information about the most recently executed query

[Note]

Queries which do not fall into one of the preceding formats are not supported (e.g. SELECT ..). In these situations mysql_info() will return an empty string.

See also

mysql_affected_rows(), mysql_warning_count()