# Question about PDO::exec - Thread: https://externals.io/message/21320 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/21320 - Started by Marian Kostadinov on 2005-12-22T11:42:07+00:00 - Messages: 4 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #21320 — Marian Kostadinov — 2005-12-22T11:42:07+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/21320#21320 I have read somewhere something about PDO::exec that it was going to be removed from PDO. Is it true or not? --- ## #21322 — Wez Furlong — 2005-12-22T15:20:16+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/21320#21322 · In reply to: #21320 No. Where did you read that? --Wez. > I have read somewhere something about PDO::exec that it was going to be > removed from PDO. Is it true or not? --- ## #21324 — Marian Kostadinov — 2005-12-22T17:19:19+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/21320#21324 · In reply to: #21322 Sorry, I don't remember:( The text was something about that when PDO went stable, exec wolud be removed. Luckily, it seems that this is not the case. I was just afraid how would I be able to find the number of affected rows. Thanks for your response:) 2005/12/22, Wez Furlong : > > No. Where did you read that? > > --Wez. > > > > […] --- ## #21325 — Dan Scott — 2005-12-22T17:33:19+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/21320#21325 · In reply to: #21324 http://php.net/manual/en/function.pdostatement-rowcount.php is what you want, in that case. No reason to use PDO::exec() just to get the number of affected rows. Dan > Sorry, > I don't remember:( > The text was something about that when PDO went stable, exec wolud be > removed. Luckily, it seems that this is not the case. > I was just afraid how would I be able to find the number of affected rows. > Thanks for your response:) > > 2005/12/22, Wez Furlong : > > […]