<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");
$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER BY Name LIMIT 20";
$stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $query);
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
/* store the result in an internal buffer */
mysqli_stmt_store_result($stmt);
printf("Number of rows: %d.\n", mysqli_stmt_num_rows($stmt));
The above examples will output: