PDO::CASE_NATURAL, PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_ORACLE_NULLS => PDO::NULL_NATURAL, PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES => false, PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false, PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => " SET SESSION sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION', time_zone = '+00:00'; " ]); } catch(PDOException $ex) { die('-3'); } $userId = $flashii->prepare('SELECT `user_id` FROM `msz_users` WHERE LOWER(`username`) = :username OR LOWER(`email`) = :email'); $userId->bindValue('username', $name); $userId->bindValue('email', $name); $userId->execute(); echo (int)$userId->fetchColumn();