# SQLite3::prepare

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

SQLite3::prepare — Prepares an SQL statement for execution

### Description

public SQLite3::prepare ( string `$query` ) : SQLite3Stmt|false

Prepares an SQL statement for execution and returns an SQLite3Stmt object.

### Parameters

`query`

  The SQL query to prepare.

### Return Values

Returns an SQLite3Stmt object on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 SQLite3::prepare() example

`<?php
unlink('mysqlitedb.db');
$db = new SQLite3('mysqlitedb.db');
$db->exec('CREATE TABLE foo (id INTEGER, bar STRING)');
$db->exec("INSERT INTO foo (id, bar) VALUES (1, 'This is a test')");
$stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT bar FROM foo WHERE id=:id');
$stmt->bindValue(':id', 1, SQLITE3_INTEGER);
$result = $stmt->execute();
var_dump($result->fetchArray());
?>`

### See Also

- SQLite3Stmt::paramCount() - Returns the number of parameters within the prepared statement
- SQLite3Stmt::bindValue() - Binds the value of a parameter to a statement variable
- SQLite3Stmt::bindParam() - Binds a parameter to a statement variable