Execute mysql "create function" statement with PHP

Question

I want to run the following mysql create function statement from PHP:

DELIMITER $$
CREATE FUNCTION `myFunc`(`instring` varchar(4000)) RETURNS int(11)
    NO SQL
    DETERMINISTIC
    SQL SECURITY INVOKER
BEGIN
    DECLARE position int;
    ....here comes function logic
    RETURN position;
END$$
DELIMITER ;

But I get this mysql error:

check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'DELIMITER'

What can I do? Can I execute create statement without DELIMITER keyword?

**Don't use the mysql_** functions. They're deprecated for a while now. The two libraries that are still maintained are mysqli and PDO. — Evert, Jan 28 '13 at 19:23
MySQL is not deprecated. It is the `mysql_*` family of functions that are. Use `mysqli_*` or `PDO`. — Ayush, Jan 28 '13 at 19:24
Bingo (credit to google): http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5311141/how-to-execute-mysql-command-delimiter — Matt Dodge, Jan 28 '13 at 19:25
I am using mysqli, but that's just an adapter. Sql client is still mysql. — Borut Tomazin, Jan 28 '13 at 19:29

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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You most likely do not need the DELIMTER command. That belongs to MySQL-centric client programs.

Please try with plain old semicolons:

if (!$mysqli->query("DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS p") ||
    !$mysqli->query("CREATE PROCEDURE p(IN id_val INT) BEGIN INSERT INTO test(id) VALUES(id_val); END;")) {
    echo "Stored procedure creation failed: (" . $mysqli->errno . ") " . $mysqli->error;
}

and let PHP worry about delimiting

CAVEAT

I got the above code from http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.quickstart.stored-procedures.php

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Jan 28 '13 at 19:26

RolandoMySQLDBA

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... "and let PHP worry about delimiting" <-- saved my day :D – Jaak Kütt May 01 '14 at 08:58

Execute mysql "create function" statement with PHP

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