mysqli_query expects at least 2 parameters

Question

This mysqli_query command results in the error below

mysqli_query("INSERT INTO `counter`.`hits` (`page_hits`) VALUES (1)"); 
         


        

Answer 1

mysqli_query excepts 2 parameters, the first variable is mysqli_connect equivalent variable, the second one is the query you have provided

$name1 = mysqli_connect(localhost,db_username ,db_pswd ,db_name );

$name2 = mysqli_query($name1,"INSERT INTO `counter`.`hits` (`page_hits`) VALUES (1)");