Database insert not working (MySQL, PHP) - php

Question

I have this PHP that basically is being used for inserting an email and password into an SQL database:
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_STRICT);
require "database.php";
$message = '';
if (!empty($_POST["email"]) &&!empty($_POST["password"])):
//Enter the new user in the database
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (email, password) VALUES (:email, :password)";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam(":email", $_POST['email']);
$stmt->bindParam(":password", password_hash($_POST['password'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT));
if ($stmt->execute() ):
$message = 'Successfully created a new user';
else:
$message = 'Sorry there must have been an issue whilst registering';
endif;
endif;
?>
Here is the form:
<div class="jumbotron" id="jumbotron-6">
<div class="container text-center">
<?php if (!empty($message)):
?>
<h3 id="h3message"><?= $message ?> </h3>
<?php endif; ?>
<form action="signup.php" method="POST">
<input type="text" placeholder="enter your email" name="email">
<input type="password" placeholder="and password" name="password">
<input type="password" placeholder="confirm password" name="confirm_password">
<input type="submit">
</form>
</div>
</div>
It doesn't insert into the database (all the fields, variables are correct i think - just email and password) and it comes back with the error message that I created that says 'Sorry there must have been an issue whilst registering'
Here is the database.php file
<?php
$server = 'localhost';
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$database = "auth";
try{
$conn = new PDO ("mysql:host={$server};dbname={$database};" , $username, $password);
}
catch (PDOException $e) {
die ( "Connection failed; " . $e->getMessage());
}
?>

Answer 1

Hash the password before you bind it:
$UserPWHash = password_hash($_POST['password'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
$stmt->bindParam(":password", $UserPWHash));