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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>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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