setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT); $dbcon->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false); }catch (PDOExpection $e){ exit; } // Validate everything $stmt = $dbcon->prepare("SELECT id, about FROM users WHERE username=:uid;"); $stmt->bindParam(':uid', $username, PDO::PARAM_STR); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); // Check if code is found if (strpos($result['about'], $code) !== false) { echo 'found'; }else{ echo 'not-found'; } $dbcon = null; ?>