# SQLite3::query

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

SQLite3::query — Executes an SQL query

### Description

public SQLite3::query ( string `$query` ) : SQLite3Result|false

Executes an SQL query, returning an SQLite3Result object. If the query does not yield a result (such as DML statements) the returned SQLite3Result object is not really usable. Use SQLite3::exec() for such queries instead.

### Parameters

`query`

  The SQL query to execute.

### Return Values

Returns an SQLite3Result object, or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 SQLite3::query() example

`<?php
$db = new SQLite3('mysqlitedb.db');
$results = $db->query('SELECT bar FROM foo');
while ($row = $results->fetchArray()) {
var_dump($row);
}
?>`