Question

Using the following simple code:

$aQuery = "INSERT into myTable (a, b, c) VALUES (1, 'Hello', 'Goodbye')";
$result = sqlsrv_query($myConn, $aQuery ); //where $myConn is valid and defined elsewhere
if (!$result) {
    echo 'FAIL';
}
else {
    echo 'It worked BABY!';
}

What is the value of $result if the query executes successfully, and how do I access the resource properly? echo $result; will print: Resource id #8.

Answer 1

When the query fails $result == false

So in your code:

if (!$result) { //if result is NOT true
    echo 'FAIL'; //it failed
}
else { //otherwise
    echo 'It worked BABY!'; //it did NOT fail
}

Any value that is not false or 0 is considered true

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Addendum based on comments below.

Only SELECT returns content.