---
name: "mysql_send_query"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "mariadb"
version: "13.0.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mysql_send_query"
---

# mysql\_send\_query(3)

### Name

mysql\_send\_query - sends a SQL statement without waiting for server response

### Synopsis

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  ```
  #include <mysql.h>
  int mysql_send_query(MYSQL * mysql,
                       const char *query,
                       unsigned long length);
  ```

### Description

Sends a statement to the server, without waiting for the Server OK packet and/or resultset.

### Parameters

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  `mysql` - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by **[mysql\_init(3)](/mysql_init/3.md)** and connected by **[mysql\_real\_connect(3)](/mysql_real_connect/3.md)**.

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  `query` - SQL statement

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  `length` - length of the SQL statement

### Notes

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  The OK and result set package need to be retrieved by **[mysql\_read\_query\_result(3)](/mysql_read_query_result/3.md)** function

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  `mysql_send_query()` can be used for semi asynchronous operation. While the function itself is blocking, an event driven application can do other tasks until result set is available.

### Example

For an example how to use ’mysql\_send\_query()\` in an event driven model, please check Jan Kneschke’s article “Async MySQL Queries with C-API” ⟨https://jan.kneschke.de/projects/mysql/async-mysql-queries-with-c-api/⟩\\c .

### See also

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  mysql\_real\_query

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  mysql\_read\_query\_result