# PDOStatement->bindValue()

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo:1.0-1.0.3)

PDOStatement->bindValue() — Binds a value to a parameter

### Description

PDOStatement
bool bindValue ( mixed `$parameter` , mixed `$value` [, int `$data_type` ] )

Binds a value to a corresponding named or question mark placeholder in the SQL statement that was use to prepare the statement.

### Parameters

`parameter`

  Parameter identifier. For a prepared statement using named placeholders, this will be a parameter name of the form :name. For a prepared statement using question mark placeholders, this will be the 1-indexed position of the parameter.

`value`

  The value to bind to the parameter.

`data_type`

  Explicit data type for the parameter using the PDO::PARAM_* constants. Defaults to PHP native type.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Execute a prepared statement with named placeholders

`<?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
FROM fruit
WHERE calories < :calories AND colour = :colour');
$sth->bindValue(':calories', $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(':colour', $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
?>`

Example#2 Execute a prepared statement with question mark placeholders

`<?php
/* Execute a prepared statement by binding PHP variables */
$calories = 150;
$colour = 'red';
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT name, colour, calories
FROM fruit
WHERE calories < ? AND colour = ?');
$sth->bindValue(1, $calories, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sth->bindValue(2, $colour, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$sth->execute();
?>`

### See Also

- PDO->prepare()
- PDOStatement->execute()
- PDOStatement->bindParam()