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- check if row exists with mysql 3 answers
I have some code that deletes a record from a MySQL database, but I get the success message even if the record does not exist. I have searched for ways of producing a message if the record does not exist but cannot find one that works with my code.
My code is:
try {
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$dbname", $username, $password);
/*** echo a message saying we have connected ***/
//echo 'Connected to database<br />';
$dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$sql = "DELETE FROM ukgh WHERE telephone = :telephone";
$stmt = $dbh->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam(':telephone', $telephone, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$stmt->execute();
/*** close the database connection ***/
$dbh = null;
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
// once processing is complete
// show success message
echo 'Success - The record for ' . $telephone . ' has been deleted.';
?>
Note to Fred-ii- The answer you referred to is correct, but the terminology in the question I asked was different. I asked how to ensure the RECORD I was deleting existed. I did not ask how to check if a row exists, and would never have thought to search for anything about an existing ROW when I was looking for an existing RECORD. To some experts like yourself a row may be the same as a record, but I and possibly other less enlightened people like me have never heard a record called a row. Best wishes, Tog
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