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  <refentry id="function.mysqli-stmt-send-long-data">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>mysqli_stmt_send_long_data</refname>
    <refname>stmt->send_long_data</refname>
    <refpurpose>Send data in blocks</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <para>Procedural style:</para>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>mysqli_stmt_send_long_data</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>mysqli_stmt</type><parameter>stmt</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>param_nr</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>data</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>Object oriented style (method)</para>
     <classsynopsis>
      <ooclass><classname>mysqli_stmt</classname></ooclass>
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>bool</type><methodname>stmt_send_long_data</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>param_nr</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>data</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     </classsynopsis>
     <para>
      Allows to send parameter data to the server in pieces (or chunks), e.g. if the
      size of a blob exceeds the size of <literal>max_allowed_packet</literal>. 
      This function can be called multiple times to send the parts of a character or 
      binary data value for a column, which must be one of the TEXT or BLOB datatypes. 
     </para>
     <para>
      <parameter>param_nr</parameter> indicates which parameter to associate the data with. 
       Parameters are numbered beginning with 0. 
       <parameter>data</parameter> is a string containing data to be sent.
     </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.returnvalues;
    <para>&return.success;</para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.seealso;
    <para>
     <function>mysqli_prepare</function>&listendand;
     <function>mysqli_stmt_bind_param</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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