update_sql

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Definition

update_sql($sql)
includes/database/database.inc, line 1357

Description

Perform an SQL query and return success or failure.

Parameters

$sql A string containing a complete SQL query. %-substitution parameters are not supported.

Return value

An array containing the keys: success: a boolean indicating whether the query succeeded query: the SQL query executed, passed through check_plain()

Related topics

Name	Description
Database abstraction layer	Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.

Code

<?php
function update_sql($sql) {
  $result = Database::getActiveConnection()->query($sql/*, array(true)*/);
  return array('success' => $result !== FALSE, 'query' => check_plain($sql));
}
?>