setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); $username = $_GET["username"]; // Grab the list of users from the user list $sqlGetUserData = $conn->prepare("SELECT * FROM " . $userTableName . " WHERE username=\"" . $username . "\""); // Execute SQL query $sqlGetUserData->execute(); // Get results $userData = $sqlGetUserData->fetch(); } catch (PDOException $e) { // failed connection echo "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage(); } ?>