Deleting Records from the Database
Explore how to delete records from a database in PHP using PDO. Understand preparing delete queries, binding parameters, executing them, and verifying affected rows for secure database management.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
In this lesson, we’ll learn about the different phases of deleting records from the database. We’ll see how we can prepare queries, bind parameters, define bound values, and execute queries.
Step 1: Write and prepare the query
Write the delete statement:
$sql = "DELETE FROM `users` WHERE `id`=:id";
Prepare the query:
...