<?php
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");
/* Select queries return a result set */
$mysqli->real_query("SELECT Name FROM City LIMIT 10");
$result = new mysqli_result($mysqli);
printf("Select returned %d rows.\n", $result->num_rows);
The above examples will output
something similar to: