PDO sql insert not executing and not showing error - php

Question

So this is my second project with PDO and after checking with my first project I can not for the life of me figure out why this INSERT is not working and I am not getting an error message. This is the firs time I am using PDO inside of sublime 3. Don't think this has anything to do with it just figured Id add that.
Here is my connection which is giving me no problems but here just in case!
<?php
$connString = "mysql:host=localhost;dbname=rmldb";
$uname = "root";
$pwd = "DB_PASS";
try{
$pdo = new PDO($connString, $uname, $pwd);
$pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
}catch(PDOException $e){
echo "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage();
}?>
Here is my php with the query:
I checked to see if I was making it to the try/catch by adding an echo and I am getting all the way through to the end of the 'try' block but still nothing is being inserted and I cannot figure out why.
if($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST"){
$formdata['fname'] = trim($_POST['fname']);
$formdata['lname'] = trim($_POST['lname']);
$formdata['email'] = trim($_POST['email']);
$formdata['pwd'] = trim($_POST['pwd']);
$formdata['pwd2'] = trim($_POST['pwd2']);
$formdata['phone'] = trim($_POST['phone']);
$formdata['date'] = $_POST['dateCreated'];
//Checking for empty form values
if(empty($formdata['fname'])){
$err = 1;
$errfname = "First name is required";
}
if(empty($formdata['lname'])){
$err = 1;
$errlname = "Last name is required";
}
if(empty($formdata['email'])){
$err = 1;
$erremail = "Email is required";
}
if(empty($formdata['pwd'])){
$err = 1;
$errpwd = "Please enter a password";
}
if(empty($formdata['pwd2'])){
$err = 1;
$errpwd2 = "Please enter a password";
}
if(empty($formdata['phone'])){
$formdata['phone'] = "N/A";
}
//Checking for matching password values
if($formdata['pwd'] != $formdata['pwd2']){
$err = 1;
$errpwd = "Passwords do not match";
$errpwd2 = "Passwords do not match";
}
//Checking for existing emails
try{
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (fname, lname, email, pwd, phone, dateCreated, admin) VALUES (:fname, :lname, :email, :pwd, :phone, :dateCreated, :admin)";
$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindValue(":fname", $formdata['fname']);
$stmt->bindValue(":lname", $formdata['lname']);
$stmt->bindValue(":email", $formdata['email']);
$stmt->bindValue(":pwd", $formdata['pwd']);
$stmt->bindValue(":phone", $formdata['phone']);
$stmt->bindValue(":dateCreated", $rightnow);
$stmt->bindValue(":admin", 0);
$stmt->execute();
$showform = 0;
echo "<p class='error'> Recorded!</p>";
}catch(PDOException $e){
$e->getMessage();
}
}

Answer 1

This may not be the best way to do it but this should get you what you want.
<?php
$formdata['fname'] = trim($_POST['fname']);
$formdata['lname'] = trim($_POST['lname']);
$formdata['email'] = trim($_POST['email']);
$formdata['pwd'] = trim($_POST['pwd']);
$formdata['pwd2'] = trim($_POST['pwd2']);
$formdata['phone'] = trim($_POST['phone']);
$formdata['date'] = $_POST['dateCreated'];
//Checking for empty form values
if (empty($formdata['fname'])) {
$err = 1;
$errfname = "First name is required";
} else if (empty($formdata['lname'])) {
$err = 1;
$errlname = "Last name is required";
} else if (empty($formdata['email'])) {
$err = 1;
$erremail = "Email is required";
} else if (empty($formdata['pwd'])) {
$err = 1;
$errpwd = "Please enter a password";
} else if (empty($formdata['pwd2'])) {
$err = 1;
$errpwd2 = "Please enter a password";
} else if (empty($formdata['phone'])) {
$formdata['phone'] = "N/A";
} else if ($formdata['pwd'] != $formdata['pwd2']) {
//Checking for matching password values
$err = 1;
$errpwd = "Passwords do not match";
$errpwd2 = "Passwords do not match";
} else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (fname, lname, email, pwd, phone, dateCreated, admin) VALUES (:fname, :lname, :email, :pwd, :phone, :dateCreated, :admin)";
$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindValue(":fname", $formdata['fname']);
$stmt->bindValue(":lname", $formdata['lname']);
$stmt->bindValue(":email", $formdata['email']);
$stmt->bindValue(":pwd", $formdata['pwd']);
$stmt->bindValue(":phone", $formdata['phone']);
$stmt->bindValue(":dateCreated", $rightnow);
$stmt->bindValue(":admin", 0);
if ($stmt->execute()) {
$showform = 0;
echo "<p class='error'> Recorded!</p>";
} else {
echo "<p class='error'> Sorry, there was an error!</p>";
}
}
?>