PDO row doesn't exist? - pdo

Question

Below is my code:
<?php
$url = $_GET['url'];
$wordlist = array("Www.", "Http://", "Http://www.");
foreach ($wordlist as &$word) {
$word = '/\b' . preg_quote($word, '/') . '\b/';
}
$url = preg_replace($wordlist, '', $url);
?>
<?php
$oDB = new PDO('mysql:dbname=mcnsaoia_onsafe;host=localhost;charset=utf8', 'mcnsaoia_xx', 'PASSWORD');
$hStmt=$oDB->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE hjemmside = :hjemmside AND godkendt=ja");
$hStmt->execute(array('hjemmside' => $url));
if( $row = $hStmt->fetch() ){
echo "EXIST";
}else{
echo "NOT EXIST";
}
?>
My problem is that it says NOT EXIST, because I know that there is a row which should be found with the following query:
SELECT * FROM users WHERE hjemmside = :hjemmside AND godkendt=ja
So why does it say not exist? I have absolutely no idea :(

Answer 1

Instead of
$hStmt=$oDB->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE hjemmside = :hjemmside
AND godkendt=ja");
try
$hStmt=$oDB->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE hjemmside = :hjemmside
AND godkendt='ja'");
The left is most likely a column and the right side is a string? I don't speak your language, but this is the first thing coming to my mind.

Answer 2

You should surround with quotes your not integer variable in your query
AND godkendt='ja'
Or maybe let pdo deal with it
$hStmt=$oDB->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE hjemmside = :hjemmside AND godkendt = :ja");
$hStmt->execute(array(':hjemmside' => $url, ':ja' => 'ja'));
//^ i added : for placeholder here, you missed it
I would also rather check if rows are returned
if($hStmt->$eowVount() > 0){
$row = $hStmt->fetch()
echo "EXIST";
}else{
echo "NOT EXIST";
}