$mysqli = new mysqli(\'localhost\', \'my_user\', \'my_password\', \'world\'); /* check connection */ if (mysqli_connect_errno()) { printf(\"Connect failed: %s\\n\",
Yes, because mysqli_stmt::bind_param: Binds variables to a prepared statement as parameters and it uses reference to these variables so that whenever you change them the change reflects on them.
Binds variables to a prepared statement as parameters