[root@li408-34 mysql]# cat a.c 
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <mysql/mysql.h>

#define STRING_SIZE 256

int main()
{

  MYSQL *mysql;
  MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
  MYSQL_BIND param[1], result[1];
  char *sql;

  mysql = mysql_init(NULL);
  
  /* Here we make the connection to MySQL */
  if (mysql_real_connect(mysql, "localhost", "root", "haoning", "test", 0, NULL, 0) == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "No connection could be made to the database\n");
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  sql = "SELECT `name` FROM `mytest` WHERE `name` = ?";

  int           param_count;
  short         small_data;
  int           int_data;
  char          str_data[STRING_SIZE];
  char          result_data[STRING_SIZE];
  unsigned long str_length;
  unsigned long data_length;
  my_bool       is_null;


  /* Initialize our statement */
  stmt = mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
  if (!stmt) {
    fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_init(), out of memory\n");
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  if (mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, sql, strlen(sql))) {
    fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_prepare(), INSERT failed\n");
    fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  /* Zero out both the param and result data structures */
  memset(param, 0, sizeof(param));
  memset(result, 0, sizeof(result));

  /* STRING PARAM */
  param[0].buffer_type = MYSQL_TYPE_STRING;
  param[0].buffer = (char *)str_data;
  param[0].buffer_length = STRING_SIZE;
  param[0].is_null = 0;
  param[0].length = &str_length;

  result[0].buffer_type= MYSQL_TYPE_VAR_STRING;
  result[0].buffer = result_data;
  result[0].buffer_length = STRING_SIZE;
  result[0].is_null = 0;
  result[0].length = &data_length;

  /* Bind the parameters buffer */
  if (mysql_stmt_bind_param(stmt, param)) {
    fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_bind_param() failed\n");
    fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  /* Bind the results buffer */
  if (mysql_stmt_bind_result(stmt, result) != 0) {
    fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_bind_result() failed\n");
    fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  /* Specify the parameter that we send to the query */
  strncpy(str_data, "haha1", STRING_SIZE);
  str_length= strlen(str_data);

  /* Execute the statement */
  if (mysql_stmt_execute(stmt)) {
    fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_execute(), failed\n");
    fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

  /* Print our results */
  if(mysql_stmt_fetch (stmt) == 0) {
    printf("%s\n", result_data);
  } else {
    printf("No results found!\n");
  }

  /* Close the statement */
  if (mysql_stmt_close(stmt)) {
    fprintf(stderr, " failed while closing the statement\n");
    fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }

 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

[root@li408-34 mysql]# cat make.sh 
#!/bin/sh
#gcc -Wall  -L /usr/lib/mysql/ -l mysqlclient mysql_query.c -o mysql_query.o -g
gcc -Wall  -L /usr/lib/mysql/ -l mysqlclient a.c -o mysql_query.o -g