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Bug #60515 PDO_MYSQL: "Invalid parameter number" although it is correct
Submitted: 2011-12-13 20:57 UTC Modified: 2013-10-15 11:54 UTC
Votes:25
Avg. Score:4.4 ± 1.0
Reproduced:22 of 22 (100.0%)
Same Version:9 (40.9%)
Same OS:1 (4.5%)
From: phoenixseve at freenet dot de Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: PDO related
PHP Version: 5.3.8 OS: archlinux x86_64
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 [2011-12-13 20:57 UTC] phoenixseve at freenet dot de 
Description:
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When I execute the attached test script an exception is thrown with the message:

SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number: number of bound variables does not match number of tokens

The exception is raised in the execute() line.

If you change the WHERE clause to `id`=24 there is no error message.
The same is true for this query: UPDATE `edtable` SET `id`=:p0 WHERE `id`='24'

The generated error message is obviously not correct. I don't even see why an error message is generated as the request seems valid (although strange) to me.

Test script:
---------------
$createTableSql = <<<'EOT'
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `edtable`;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `edtable` (
  `id` bigint(20) NOT NULL,
  `coun't()` varchar(20) NOT NULL
);
EOT;

  $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=aynte','aynte','aynte');
  $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE,PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);

  $result = $pdo->query($createTableSql);
  $result->closeCursor();

  $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE `edtable` SET `id`=:p0, `coun't()`= :p1 WHERE `id`='24'");
  $stmt->execute(array(':p0'=>'2', ':p1'=>'b2' ));

Expected result:
----------------
No error message.

Actual result:
--------------
PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 'PDOException' with message 'SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number: number of bound variables does not match number of tokens' in /srv/http/test.php:19\nStack trace:\n#0 /srv/http/test.php(19): PDOStatement->execute(Array)\n#1 {main}\n  thrown in /srv/http/test.php on line 19

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 [2012-03-06 02:35 UTC] jeffvanb at u dot washington dot edu 
This misleading error message is also thrown when you include a single-line 
comment that contains a single-quote. 

Example:

SELECT something
-- This valid SQL syntax shouldn't be a problem
FROM somewhere
WHERE value = :v;

PDO will tell you the parameter count is mismatched and you will pull your hair 
out wondering what is wrong.
 [2012-05-02 11:21 UTC] uw@php.net 
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE `edtable` SET `id`=:p0, `coun't()`= :p1 WHERE `id`='24'");

Your SQL is invalid. 

Whatever is behind, parsing is done by the PDO core. Thus, this is most unlikely to be MySQL specific. Parsing needs to be done as a syntax is used that is not supported by MySQL. Replace MySQL here with any other DB that does not support named parameters or do the same with questionmarks and a DB that does support named parameters only but no questionmarks.
 [2012-09-17 20:12 UTC] willfitch@php.net 
After removing the invalid quote from your SQL statement, there is no issue here. 
I tried this with MySQL and PostgreSQL drivers.  Please confirm.
 [2012-09-17 20:55 UTC] phoenixseve at freenet dot de 
You're right, using WHERE `id`=24 works.

But the following query works on the command line client of MySQL:
mysql> UPDATE `edtable` SET`id`=1 WHERE `id`='24';
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec)
Rows matched: 1  Changed: 1  Warnings: 0


Same is true for Postgres 9.1:
postgres=# UPDATE "edtable" SET "id"=1 WHERE "id"='24';
UPDATE 1


As I can read from http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/comparison-operators.html#operator_equal `id`='24' is actually valid, at least in MySQL.

Who imposes the limitation that quotes are not valid here when using PDO?
 [2013-06-12 02:14 UTC] ssufficool@php.net
-Summary: "Invalid parameter number" although it is correct +Summary: PDO_MYSQL: "Invalid parameter number" although it is correct -Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2013-06-12 02:14 UTC] ssufficool@php.net 
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I don't think the assoc array is supposed to include the ":"

try:
  $stmt->execute(array('p0'=>'2', 'p1'=>'b2' ));
 [2013-10-15 11:54 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
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