I am running a query using a global mysqli object and then passing the mysqli object to a function called getProgramInfo to be used when running a second query. If I don't run the initial query, everything works well, but if I run the initial query, the second query does not work and fails on the $mysqli->prepare(). The SQL is valid on the second query, there seems to just be an issue with the mysqli object.
echo getProgramInfo($mysqli); //This works if I call this function here.
$sql = "SELECT programName FROM programs WHERE programID = ?";
if ($stmt = $mysqli->prepare($sql)) //This query always works
{
$stmt->bind_param('i', $_GET['id']);
$stmt->execute();
$stmt->bind_result($programNameText);
if ($stmt->fetch())
{
//Do stuff;
}
else
{
echo "Error";
}
$mysqli->close();
}
echo getProgramInfo($mysqli); //This fails if I call the function here
"You were correct on the closing the $mysql, I stared at it for so long but kept reading it as $stmt->close(). I have failed at reading comprehension of my own code. – Columbus"
As stated in my first comment; you closed the connection too soon in your code.
Therefore, either remove $mysqli->close();
since MySQL will close it automatically, or place it after your last function call.
echo getProgramInfo($mysqli); //This fails if I call the function here
$mysqli->close();