Update Data in MySQL
Updates one inventory row with procedural mysqli, validates the row ID, and reports whether a row actually changed.
Purpose
Updates one inventory row with procedural mysqli, validates the row ID, and reports whether a row actually changed.
Snippet details
ContextDatabaseLevelProductionCopy-and-paste statusMarked safe after review.Categories
- Database Integrity
Code
<?php
/*
* Copyright (c) 2026 Jeffery L. Paris <jparis@phpog.com>.
* Free for personal and internal use. Paid project use requires visible credit
* to Jeffery L. Paris. Corporate use requires a paid license fee unless a
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*/
/**
* Update Data in MySQL.
*
* Purpose:
* Updates one row with a prepared procedural mysqli statement and returns a
* useful affected-row result without exposing database errors to the browser.
*
* @param mysqli $connection Open mysqli connection.
* @param int $inventory_id Inventory row ID to update.
* @param string $status New inventory status.
* @param int $quantity New quantity value.
* @return array Update status and affected-row count.
*/
function ogSnippetUpdateDataMysql(mysqli $connection, int $inventory_id, string $status, int $quantity): array {
$status = trim($status);
if ($inventory_id < 1) {
return array('success' => false, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'Inventory ID is invalid.');
}
if ($status === '') {
return array('success' => false, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'Inventory status is required.');
}
if ($quantity < 0) {
return array('success' => false, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'Quantity cannot be negative.');
}
$sql = 'UPDATE ship_inventory SET status = ?, quantity = ?, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1';
$statement = mysqli_prepare($connection, $sql);
if ($statement === false) {
return array('success' => false, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'Inventory update could not be prepared.');
}
mysqli_stmt_bind_param($statement, 'sii', $status, $quantity, $inventory_id);
$executed = mysqli_stmt_execute($statement);
if ($executed === false) {
mysqli_stmt_close($statement);
return array('success' => false, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'Inventory update failed.');
}
$affected_rows = mysqli_stmt_affected_rows($statement);
mysqli_stmt_close($statement);
if ($affected_rows < 1) {
return array('success' => true, 'affected_rows' => 0, 'message' => 'No inventory row changed.');
}
return array('success' => true, 'affected_rows' => $affected_rows, 'message' => 'Inventory row updated.');
}
/*
$result = ogSnippetUpdateDataMysql($connection, 7, 'Firefly cargo locked', 42);
print_r($result);
*/