better_mysqli_basic_usage.php

<?php

  include_once('better_mysqli.php');  // can be obtained from: http://pastebin.com/ATyzLUfK


  // == Instantiate the mysqli database object (aka open the database) ==
  $mysqli = new better_mysqli('your_server', 'your_user', 'your_pass', 'your_db_name');
  if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
     error_log(sprintf("Can't connect to MySQL Server. Errorcode: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error()));
     exit;
  }


  // == select example ==
  unless( $sth = $mysqli->select('select * from table1 where col1=? and col2=?', $row, array('col1_placeholder_value', 'col2_placeholder_value'), $debug_level=0, $verbose_debug_output)){
    if($debug_level>0){ echo $verbose_debug_output;}
    // .. do your error handling here
  }
  while($sth->fetch()){
      echo $row['col1'] .', '. $row['col2'] .', and '. $row['col_etc'] .' are accessed like that.<br>';
  }


  // == insert example ==
  $statement = "insert into table1 (col1, col2, date_col, col_etc) values (?, ?, NOW(), ?)";
  unless( $mysqli->insert($statement, array('col1_insert_value', 'col2_insert_value', 'col_etc_value'), $debug_level=0, $verbose_debug_output, $id_of_new_record) ){
      if($debug_level>0){ echo $verbose_debug_output;}
      // .. do your error handling here
  }


  // == update example ==
  unless($mysqli->update("update table1 set col1=? where col2=?", array('col1_value', 'col2_value'), $debug_level=0, $verbose_debug_output) ){
      if($debug_level>0){ echo $verbose_debug_output;}
      // .. do your error handling here
  }


  // == delete example ==
  unless( $mysqli->delete("delete from table1 where col1=? where col2=?", array('col1_value', 'col2_value'), $debug_level=0, $verbose_debug_output) ){
      if($debug_level>0){ echo $verbose_debug_output;}
      // .. do your error handling here
  }


  // in all cases statements are prepared just once and cached so if you reuse any statement the already prepared statement handle is automatically used


?>