'password', array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES UTF-8'); } catch (PDOException $e) { die($e->getMessage()); } $query = 'SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE cat_id = :id AND title = :title'; $stmt = $db->prepare($query); $stmt->bindValue(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_INT); $stmt->bindValue(':title', $myTitle, PDO::PARAM_STR, 12); $stmt->execute(); while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)) { // .. }