<?php
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");
/* Vérifie la connexion */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
    printf("Échec de la connexion : %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}
if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, "SELECT Name FROM Country WHERE Name=? OR Code=?")) {
    $marker = mysqli_stmt_param_count($stmt);
    printf("La requête a %d variables.\n", $marker);
    /* Fermeture de la commande */
    mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
}
/* Fermeture de la connexion */
mysqli_close($link);
?>
    
   Les exemples ci-dessus vont afficher :
La requête a 2 variables.