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<h1 class="refname">PDOStatement->execute</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo >= 0.1.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">PDOStatement->execute</span> — <span class="dc-title">
Executes a prepared statement
</span></p>
</div>
<a name="pdostatement.execute.description"></a><div class="refsect1 description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><b>PDOStatement::execute</b></span>
([ <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">array</span> <tt class="parameter">$input_parameters</tt><span class="initializer"> = array()</span></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Execute the prepared statement. If the prepared statement included
parameter markers, you must either:
</p><ul class="itemizedlist">
<li class="listitem"><p class="para">call <a href="pdostatement.bindparam.php" class="function">PDOStatement::bindParam()</a> to bind PHP variables
to the parameter markers: bound variables pass their value as input and receive the
output value, if any, of their associated parameter markers</p></li>
<li class="listitem"><p class="para">or pass an array of input-only parameter values</p></li>
</ul><p>
</p>
</div>
<a name="pdostatement.execute.parameters"></a><div class="refsect1 parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
</p><dl>
<dt class="varlistentry">
<span class="term"><i><tt class="parameter">input_parameters</tt></i>
</span>
</dt><dd class="listitem">
<p class="para">
An array of values with as many elements as there are bound
parameters in the SQL statement being executed.
All values are treated as <b><tt class="constant">PDO::PARAM_STR</tt></b>.
</p>
<p class="para">
You cannot bind multiple values to a single parameter; for example,
you cannot bind two values to a single named parameter in an IN()
clause.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
</p>
</div>
<a name="pdostatement.execute.returnvalues"></a><div class="refsect1 returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns <b><tt class="constant">TRUE</tt></b> on success or <b><tt class="constant">FALSE</tt></b> on failure.
</p>
</div>
<a name="pdostatement.execute.examples"></a><div class="refsect1 examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<div class="example"><p><b>Example #1 Execute a prepared statement with bound variables</b></p>
<div class="example-contents programlisting">
<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">150</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'red'</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$dbh</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">prepare</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT name, colour, calories<br /> FROM fruit<br /> WHERE calories < :calories AND colour = :colour'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">bindParam</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">':calories'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">PDO</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">PARAM_INT</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">bindParam</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">':colour'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">PDO</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">PARAM_STR</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">12</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">execute</span><span style="color: #007700">();<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="example"><p><b>Example #2 Execute a prepared statement with an array of insert values (named parameters)</b></p>
<div class="example-contents programlisting">
<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* Execute a prepared statement by passing an array of insert values */<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">150</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'red'</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$dbh</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">prepare</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT name, colour, calories<br /> FROM fruit<br /> WHERE calories < :calories AND colour = :colour'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">execute</span><span style="color: #007700">(array(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">':calories' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">':colour' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour</span><span style="color: #007700">));<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="example"><p><b>Example #3 Execute a prepared statement with an array of insert values (placeholders)</b></p>
<div class="example-contents programlisting">
<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* Execute a prepared statement by passing an array of insert values */<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">150</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'red'</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$dbh</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">prepare</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT name, colour, calories<br /> FROM fruit<br /> WHERE calories < ? AND colour = ?'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">execute</span><span style="color: #007700">(array(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour</span><span style="color: #007700">));<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="example"><p><b>Example #4 Execute a prepared statement with question mark placeholders</b></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">150</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'red'</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$dbh</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">prepare</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT name, colour, calories<br /> FROM fruit<br /> WHERE calories < ? AND colour = ?'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">bindParam</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$calories</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">PDO</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">PARAM_INT</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">bindParam</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$colour</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">PDO</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">PARAM_STR</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">12</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$sth</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">execute</span><span style="color: #007700">();<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
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<a name="pdostatement.execute.seealso"></a><div class="refsect1 seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
</p><ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"><a href="pdo.prepare.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">PDO::prepare()</a> - Prepares a statement for execution and returns a statement object</li>
<li class="member"><a href="pdostatement.bindparam.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">PDOStatement::bindParam()</a> - Binds a parameter to the specified variable name</li>
<li class="member"><a href="pdostatement.fetch.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">PDOStatement::fetch()</a> - Fetches the next row from a result set</li>
<li class="member"><a href="pdostatement.fetchall.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">PDOStatement::fetchAll()</a> - Returns an array containing all of the result set rows</li>
<li class="member"><a href="pdostatement.fetchcolumn.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">PDOStatement::fetchColumn()</a> - Returns a single column from the next row of a result set</li>
</ul><p>
</p>
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