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^mysqli_stmtLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

mysqli_stmt::$param_count

mysqli_stmt_param_count

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli_stmt::$param_count -- mysqli_stmt_param_count — Returns the number of parameters for the given statement

Description

Object-oriented style

Procedural style

function mysqli_stmt_param_count(mysqli_stmt $statement): int

Returns the number of parameter markers present in the prepared statement.

Parameters

statement

Procedural style only: A mysqli_stmt object returned by mysqli_stmt_init().

Return Values

Returns an integer representing the number of parameters.

Examples

Example #1 Object-oriented style

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}

if ($stmt = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT Name FROM Country WHERE Name=? OR Code=?")) {

    $marker = $stmt->param_count;
    printf("Statement has %d markers.\n", $marker);

    /* close statement */
    $stmt->close();
}

/* close connection */
$mysqli->close();
?>

Example #2 Procedural style

<?php
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}

if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, "SELECT Name FROM Country WHERE Name=? OR Code=?")) {

    $marker = mysqli_stmt_param_count($stmt);
    printf("Statement has %d markers.\n", $marker);

    /* close statement */
    mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}

/* close connection */
mysqli_close($link);
?>

The above examples will output:

Statement has 2 markers.

See Also


<mysqli_stmt::$num_rowsmysqli_stmt::prepare>
^mysqli_stmtLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026