Prepared Statement in Function

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I have a prepared statement that will insert an entry into the database. The statement works fine and inserts entries. I wrap the statement in a function, call the function, and it no longer inserts into the database. Is there an issue with calling these statements from a function? Side note...my end goal is to actually put this function in a class as a method. I was attempting that, and began troubleshooting and have determined the error begins when putting in a function. My next step is to move this into a class. Is there anything else in my code that would prevent that from being possible?

<?php

include 'main_connection.php';

function add() {
    $stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO user (name) VALUES (?)");
    $stmt->bind_param('s',$name);
    $name = "test";
    $stmt->execute();
    $stmt->close();

}

add();  

?>

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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You have a variable scope issue. Specifically, add() does not know the variables $mysqli or $name.

There are numerous ways to solve this. A quick suggestion would be to pass parameters to add():

function add($mysqli, $name) {
  // your code
}

add($mysqli, $name);

Or to use the global scope:

function add() {
  global $mysqli, $name;
  // your code
}

Disclaimer: I am not advocating either. Reference the following - PHP global in functions

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Nov 14 '12 at 20:58

Jason McCreary

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Can I correct this by calling class new mysqli INSIDE the function..and is this a good idea? – user1613223 Nov 14 '12 at 20:59
You could. But I don't think that is a good idea if you have already made the connection. – Jason McCreary Nov 14 '12 at 21:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '12 at 21:00

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function add($mysqli, $name) {
    $stmt = $mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO user (name) VALUES (?)");
    $stmt->bind_param('s',$name);
    $name = "test";
    $stmt->execute();
    $stmt->close();

}

add($mysqli, $name);

answered Nov 14 '12 at 21:00

keyboardSmasher

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