# incorrect mysqli_query return value? or documentation problem?

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/112827
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112827
- Started by j adams on 2021-01-10T02:10:16+00:00
- Messages: 2
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## #112827 — j adams — 2021-01-10T02:10:16+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/112827#112827

I apologize for troubling the list again, but I sent an email on the 5th
which has so far received no response. Archived here:
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112755

Put simply, the mysqli_query function does not return a boolean value as
the documentation says it should. Is this an error with mysqli_query or a
problem with the documentation? Or is the OPTIMIZE TABLE query beyond the
scope of standard SQL?

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## #112830 — Rowan Tommins — 2021-01-10T11:59:17+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/112827#112830 · In reply to: #112827

>I apologize for troubling the list again, but I sent an email on the
>5th
>which has so far received no response. Archived here:
>https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112755

Hi,

I've replied to your original mail to the phpdoc list, which I believe was the right place for this query: https://news-web.php.net/php.doc/969387779

Regards,

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Rowan Tommins
[IMSoP]