With queries that modify tables, but do not return results, such as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE queries, you use the mysql_modified_rows() function to determine the number of changed rows.

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The correct function to determine the number of affected rows in MySQL after performing INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE queries is `mysql_affected_rows()`, not `mysql_modified_rows()`.

With Queries That Modify Tables, but Do Not Return Results