Can be used instead of prepare() and execute(), if you set the $params parameter and your query uses placeholders. See
Introduction - Execute for more information on this mode.
Parameter
string $query
the SQL query or the statement to prepare
mixed $params
array, string or numeric data to be added to the prepared statement. Quantity of items passed must match quantity of placeholders in the prepared statement: meaning 1 placeholder for non-array parameters or 1 placeholder per array element.
Return value
mixed - a new DB_result object for queries that return results (such as SELECT queries), DB_OK for queries that manipulate data (such as INSERT queries) or a DB_Error object on failure
Check the database related section of the PHP-Manual to detect the reason for this error. In the most cases a misformed SQL statement. I.e. using LIMIT in a SQL-Statement for an Oracle database.
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