MySQLi num_rows returns 0

Question

Here\'s my code

$stmt = $conn->mysqli->stmt_init();
$stmt = $conn->mysqli->prepare(\'SELECT Username, EmailVerified, Blocked FROM user WHERE Emai         


        

Answer 1

num_rows is a property of mysqli_stmt, not of a result resource. So you should be doing:

$result = $stmt->get_result();

// Also check strict comparison against int 0,
// to avoid incorrect equality with boolean FALSE
if($stmt->num_rows === 0){
    echo 'No rows found';
}