Name

mysql_free_result( )

Synopsis

void mysql_free_result(MYSQL_RES *result)

Use this to free memory allocated by a function such as mysql_store_result( ) in which a MYSQL_RES element was employed to store a results set.

...
result = mysql_query(mysql, sql_stmnt);
...
mysql_free_result(result);
...

Not freeing allocated memory or attempting to access allocated memory after it’s freed can cause problems.

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