prepare($query); $result->bind_param('sssi', $_POST['FirstName'], $_POST['LastName'], $_POST['Title'], $_POST['EmployeeID']); $res = $result->execute() or trigger_error($result->error, E_USER_ERROR); echo $res; //echo $result; } else { // SELECT COMMAND $result = $mysqli->prepare($query); $result->execute(); /* bind result variables */ $result->bind_result($EmployeeID, $FirstName, $LastName, $Title); /* fetch values */ while ($result->fetch()) { $employees[] = array( 'EmployeeID' => $EmployeeID, 'FirstName' => $FirstName, 'LastName' => $LastName, 'Title' => $Title ); } echo json_encode($employees); } $result->close(); $mysqli->close(); /* close connection */ ?>