Query returns null - php

Hello I've got this query to get users by email, which is an unique field in the db.
However, when i want to get the data on it, it simply returns null.
Here's the code
public function getUserByEmail($email)
{
$statement = "SELECT id_user,nome,email,permissao,activo FROM sys_users
WHERE email=$email";
try
{
$sth = $this->db->query($statement);
$sth->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
$rcs_users = $sth->fetchAll();
return $rcs_users;
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
"DB Error".$e->getMessage();
}
}
And the respective function call
$user_rcs = $user->getUserByEmail($email);
var_dump($user_rcs); //returns null
$_SESSION['email'] = $email;
$_SESSION['user'] = $user_rcs->nome;
$_SESSION['permissao'] = $user_rcs->permissao;
And then I get this error
Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in C:\xampp\htdocs\inacesso\admin\modules\auth\authhandler.php on line 24
Glad if you could help me!

Strings in SQL have to be quoted, so unless $email arrives in the function with ' and ' around it, the SQL will error.
But you shouldn't be building SQL by mashing together PHP strings anyway. Use PDO or mysqli_* with bound parameters (and prepared statements) and that will take care of quoting (and escaping) for you.

First off, seriously have a look at PDO.
Secondly I would imagine the email column is a string. As such, you'll need to surround $email with quotes in your query (after having sanitized it vigorously of course...)
WHERE email='$email'
PDO version:
$pdo = new PDO(...);
$query = $pdo->prepare('SELECT id_user,nome,email,permissao,activo '.
'FROM sys_users '.
'WHERE email = ?');
$result = $query->execute(array($email));

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How to escape during PDO query statement in php? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?
(27 answers)
Closed 7 years ago.
(Edit:Guys, Before jumping to any conclusions, I'm asking how do you escape a query variable from the Example#2 from php.net website. I tried lot of ways but they all gave me errors. If you can please read that Example and post your version of that exact Example#2. Also please read about why they have that example there.)
I was searching for a reliable 'row:count' method to use with PHP PDO across multiple database types, and came across below code from php.net
http://php.net/manual/en/pdostatement.rowcount.php (See Example:#2)
It says to do a row count to see if an entry exists in a database using a SELECT statement, the error proof method is to use PDO::query() instead of PDOStatement::fetchColumn().
My question is I know how to bind and execute with PDO, but I don't know how to assign a user submitted variable($username) to this $sql statement and escape it successfully?
Is it possible to bind parameters to this $sql mehod using PDO?
try{
$conn = new PDO($dsn, $db_username, $db_password);
$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false);
$this->db = $conn;
} catch(PDOException $e){
echo 'Error:'.$e;
}
public function usernameExists($username){
//Check db for a match.
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '".$username."'";
$results = $this->db->query($sql);
if($results->fetchColumn() > 0){
//Matching username found in the db
return true;
}else{
//No matching username in db
return false;
}
}
You're looking for bindValue. With it, you can use a placeholder when writing your query, then pass the user's input afterward.
For example:
public function usernameExists($username){
//$result = $this->db->query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ');
//Check db for a match.
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username";
$s = $conn->prepare($sql);
$s->bindValue(':username',$username);
$s->execute();
$results = $s->fetchAll();
if(count($results) > 0){
//Matching username found in the db
return true;
}else{
//No matching username in db
return false;
}
For more info, see the PHP manual.
You're going to want to use a parameterized query like this:
<?php
$value = "whatever";
$stmt = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM TABLE_NAME where column_name = ?");
if ($stmt->execute(array($value))) {
while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
print_r($row);
}
}
?>
If you really wanted to quote+escape the string, then that's possible too. It even looks somewhat more legible with complex variable interpolation than your original string patching:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = {$this->db->quote($username)}";
// ->quote itself adds ↑ 'quotes' around
Now of course: don't do that. Use a placeholder, and pass it per ->execute([$var]); instead. Strive for consistency.

MySql database query not working when I use _GET inside

I am a php beginner.
I have the following script which works if I do not use _GET['version'] in the query, but works if I remove it. There is no error; I am not sure why it is not working.
<?php
// Specify your table name
$hostname = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'stats';
$table_name = 'st_stats';
$username = 'test';
$password = 'test';
try
{
$conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$dbname",$username,$password);
//By default mode is silent and exception is not thrown. So I it to throw ex
$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
// If the query is like this no error is given but page shows up blank
$stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $table_name where version = $_GET['version']", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
// This works if uncomment below line instead and comment line above
//$stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $table_name", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
$count = $stmt->rowCount();
echo("<h1>currently $count records</h1>");
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
echo 'ERROR: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
?>
I want to access the page like this
http://www.mydomain/records.php?version=1.2
Note that version column does exit in the table
You could try to avoid a bit of sql injection here by preparing the statement properly:
$v_term = $_GET['version'];
$query = "SELECT * FROM $table_name where version = :term";
$result = $conn->prepare($query);
$result->bindValue(":term",$v_term);
$result->execute();
Also, run the statement straight from the db if you can to make sure you are getting records back. Other than that, there is no other way to debug this for you from what you given us.
Maybe version is not an integer therefore need quotes ?
"SELECT * FROM $table_name where verion = '".$_GET['version']."'",
Anyway you are vulnerable to sql injection and also misusing PDO
You should at least bindParam/bindValue
Or use execute() and past the $_GET value
As documented under Variable parsing:
There are two types of syntax: a simple one and a complex one.
[ deletia ]
Example #8 Simple syntax example
[ deletia ]
echo "He drank some $juices[koolaid1] juice.".PHP_EOL;
[ deletia ]
Complex (curly) syntax
This isn't called complex because the syntax is complex, but because it allows for the use of complex expressions.
[ deletia ]
// Works, quoted keys only work using the curly brace syntax
echo "This works: {$arr['key']}";
That is, you can reference associative arrays from within a double-quoted string in one of two ways:
// simple - don't quote your keys
"... $_GET[version] ..."
// complex - you may quote your keys, but must surround the expression in braces
"... {$_GET['version']} ..."
HOWEVER, you shouldn't be doing either here. You should instead be using a parameterised statement in order to prevent SQL injection attacks:
$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE verion = ?");
$stmt->execute([$_GET['version']]);
This doesnt work because you're trying to access $_GET['version'] an array variable within a string here
"SELECT * FROM $table_name where version = $_GET['version']", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC
placing {} around the variable will fix this one issue
$stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $table_name where verion = {$_GET['version']}", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
But you should also sanitize this value before you put it right int a sql statement
You have verion rather than version in your query. You're also not passing the value of $_GET['version'], you're passing the string "$_GET['version']" right into the query. Update your query to this:
$stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $table_name where version = {$_GET['version']}", PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
Wrapping a variable that's inside a double quoted string ("") in curly braces ({}) evaluates to the value of the variable.
If you do this you will be wide open to SQL injection attacks. Be sure to sanitize the variable before you run the query, or better yet consider prepared statements.

SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error with PHP and PDO

I have a little login script.
function login($sql) {
try {
$fbhost = "localhost";
$fbname = "foodbank";
$fbusername = "root";
$fbpassword = "";
$DBH = new PDO("mysql:host=$fbhost;dbname=$fbname",$fbusername,$fbpassword);
$DBH->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$STH = $DBH->query($sql);
$STH->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
session_start();
if ($row = $STH->fetch()) {
$_SESSION['username'] = "$row[username]";
header("Location:index.php");
}
} catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
}
EDITS:
index.php
$sql = "SELECT username from users where username = ". $_POST['username'] ." AND password = ". $_POST['password'] ."";
login($sql);
Changed above from insert to select query. Now I get new error:
SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'pvtpyro' in 'where clause'
Based on your latest edit: You can't fetch results with PDO after executing an INSERT query. See here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/pdostatement.fetch.php#105682
Edit: I suppose, since the function's called "login", you want to have something like this as $sql: "SELECT password FROM users WHERE username = :username", and then iterate over the results with the while loop, and then log in the user if the password matches?
Edit2: Based on your edit to provide a SELECT query: DO NOT USE THIS QUERY. What you are doing is NOT SQL injection proof. Never ever use variables from user input (i.e. $_POST, $_GET et al) and put them unfiltered into an SQL query. Please look up the term "prepared statements" here at SO or Google.
As you can see, since you forgot to put single ticks (apostrophes) before and after the double quotes, MySQL thinks that your input refers to another column ("pvtpyro") instead of comparing the value in the column against a string. ALWAYS use the ":username", ":password" syntax (the one with prepended colons) or your queries will be unsafe and enormously dangerous to your application.
The constructor of PDO uses 2 variables which are not defined in the code you supplied - $fbhost and $fbname.
EDIT:
You're calling session_start() inside the while loop, which can cause errors. Take it out of the loop.
EDIT 2:
You should really debug the code. Either via putting die in different parts of the code, outputting some helpful information just before (which is the less preferred way) OR by using xdebug and an IDE, which will allow you to run line by line, and see the exact state of each variable and such.
If I undestand correctly, $data $STH->execute($data); should be an array, even if value is one. So, you may try replacing that query with $STH->execute(array($data));
edited:
Change your lines to this:
$data = array($_POST["username"], $_POST["password"]);
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (username, password) value (?, ?)";
$STH = $DBH->prepare($sql);
$STH->execute($data);
Seems to me that you're not connected to your database properly... I had this error earlier today and it was for that reason. Either that or you have an incorrect string

PDO Prepared Statement over ODBC Sybase "PARAM datastream" error

I am trying to convert some old PHP ODBC queries over to PDO Prepared statements and am getting an error I cannot find too much information on.
The Error is:
"[DataDirect][ODBC Sybase Wire Protocol driver][SQL Server]There is no host variable corresponding to the one specified by the PARAM datastream. This means that this variable '' was not used in the preceding DECLARE CURSOR or SQL command. (SQLExecute[3801] at ext\pdo_odbc\odbc_stmt.c:254)"
I am searching for a single row in the database using a 6 digit ID that is stored in the database as a VARCHAR but is usually a 6 digit number.
The database connection is reporting successful.
The ID passed by the query string is validated.
The prepared statement results in the above error.
The backup straight ODBC_EXEC statement in the else clause returns the data I am looking for.
//PDO Driver Connect to Sybase
try {
$pdo = new PDO("odbc:Driver={Sybase ASE ODBC Driver};NA=server,5000;Uid=username;Pwd=password;");
$pdo_status = "Sybase Connected";
} catch(PDOException $e) {
echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
if((isset($_GET['id'])) AND ($_GET['id'] != "")) {
//Validate ID String
if(!preg_match("/^[A-Za-z0-9]{5,7}/",$_GET['id'])) {
$query1_id = FALSE;
echo "Invalid ID";
exit;
} else {
$query1_id = $_GET['id'];
}
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= ?");
$query1->execute(array($query1_id));
if($query1->errorCode() != 0) {
$person_data = $query1->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
echo "Person Data from PDO: ";
print_r($person_data);
} else {
$errors = $query1->errorInfo();
echo $errors[2];
//Try the old way to confirm data is there.
$odbc_query1 = "SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId='$query1_id' ";
$person_result = odbc_exec($conn,$odbc_query1) or die("Error getting Data, Query 1");
$person_data = odbc_fetch_array($person_result);
echo "Person Data from ODBC_EXEC: ";
print_r($person_data);
}
It also fails if I use:
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= :id ");
$query1->execute(array(":id"=>$query1_id));
Does anyone have experience with this error?
Edit: Sybase Manual says this about the error...
Error 3801: There is no host variable corresponding to the one specified by the PARAM datastream. This means that this variable `%.*s' was not used in the preceding DECLARE CURSOR or SQL command.
Explanation:
Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.
Which is odd because my error (quoted at the top) doesn't tell me which variable has no host.
Also fails if I use...
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= :id ");
$query1->bindParam(':id',$query1_id,PDO::PARAM_STR); //Or PARAM_INT
$query1->execute();
The query works if I place the variable in the query like this...
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= '$query1_id'");
So I think it has something to do with the parameter not being bound to the placeholder but I can't figure out why.
If I can't work this out I'll have to revert to building my query as a string and hoping my input validation is bullet proof.
Your problem seems to be with the default data type PHP assigns to variables in the placeholders. The SQL Statement is looking for a number but PHP is interpreting it as something else. You can prevent this using quotes around the placeholder variable. Notice that in the statements that work you have apostrophes ('') around the value that PHP sees:
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= '$query1_id'");
Try this when using the placeholder it should be the same:
$query1 = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM People WHERE PersonId= ':id'");

How to protect an ODBC query from SQL injection

What would be the best way to protect this query from sql injection?
This example is just an example, I've read a few articles on internet but can't get my head around parametrised queries. Any links to useful articles will get a vote up but I think seeing this example would help me best.
$id = $_GET["id"];
$connection = odbc_connect("Driver={SQL Server};Server=SERVERNAME;Database=DATABASE-NAME;", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD");
$query = "SELECT id firstname secondname from user where id = $id";
$result = odbc_exec($connection, $query);
while ($data[] = odbc_fetch_array($result));
odbc_close($connection);
Thanks,
EDIT: I didn't make it obvious but I'm using SQL Server not mysql.
This is just an example, it won't always be a number I'm searching on.
It would be nice if the answer used parametrised queries as many people suggest this and it would be the same for all query's instead of different types of validation for different types of user input.
I think PDO objects are the best.
In a nutshell, here is how you use them.
$databaseConnection = new PDO('mysql:host='. $host .';dbname=' . $databaseName, $username, $password);
$sqlCommand = 'SELECT foo FROM bar WHERE baz=:baz_value;';
$parameters = array(
':baz_value' => 'some value'
);
$preparedStatement = $databaseConnection->prepare($sqlCommand);
$preparedStatement->execute($parameters);
while($row = $preparedStatement->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
{
echo $row['foo'] . '<br />';
}
The values you would enter for the SELECT criteria are replaced with parameters (like :field_value) that begin with a colon. The paramters are then assigned values in an array which are passed separately.
This is a much better way of handling SQL queries in my opinion.
The parameters are sent to the database separately from the query and protects from SQL injection.
Use prepared statements. First build a statement with the odbc_prepare() function, then pass the parameters to it and execute it using odbc_execute().
This is much more secure and easier than escaping the string yourself.
Lewis Bassett's advice about PDO is good, but it is possible to use prepared statements with ODBC without having to switch to PDO.
Example code, untested!
try {
$dbh = new PDO(CONNECTION_DETAILS_GO_HERE);
$query = 'SELECT id firstname secondname from user where id = :id';
$stmt = $dbh->prepare($query);
$stmt->bindParam(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$result = $stmt->execute();
$data = $stmt->fetchAll();
} catch (PDOException $e)
echo 'Problem: ', $e->getMessage;
}
Note: $e->getMessage(); may expose things you don't want exposed so you'll probably want to do something different on that line when your code goes live. It's useful for debugging though.
Edit: Not sure if you wanted a PDO or ODBC example but it's basically the same for both.
Edit: If you're downvoting me please leave a comment and tell me why.
To begin with, be careful with the variables you use in your queries, specially those that come from external sources such as $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE and $_FILES. In order to use variables inside your queries you should:
Cast numeric data to integer or float (whichever is appropriate)
Use appropriate escaping to escape other data
A simple example for mysql databases:
$id = $_GET["id"]; // contains: OR 1 = 1
$name = $_GET["name"]; // contains: ' OR '' ='
$query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = " . intval($id) . " AND name = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($name) . "'";
// SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = 0 AND name = '\' OR \'\' =\''
For other database, the escaping practice varies. But generally you're supposed to escape the ' character with '', so:
$id = $_GET["id"]; // contains: OR 1 = 1
$name = $_GET["name"]; // contains: ' OR '' ='
$query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = " . intval($id) . " AND name = '" . str_replace("'", "''", $name) . "'";
// SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = 0 AND name = ''' OR '''' ='''
Having said that, perhaps you might want to switch to PDO. It allows you to use prepared statements, the PDO driver does all the escaping.
The mysql variant came with a method called mysql_real_escape_string, which was appropriate for the version of SQL being targeted. The best thing you can do is write a method to escape the Id. It's important that your escape method is appropriate for the target database. You can also do basic type checking like is_numeric for numeric inputs will reject SQL string injections immediately.
See How to escape strings in SQL Server using PHP?
and follow some of the related links for explicit examples

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