Bind IS NULL or NULL when using PHP PDO and MySql

Question

How can I bind NULL in the following scenario. No matter what I do, I can't get it to work.

if ($type == 1) {
    $self   = 'NULL';
    $parent = 'NULL';
}

$findThis = $conn->prepare('select count(id) as exists from table where id = :id and self = :self and parent = :parent';

$findThis->execute(array(
    ":id"     => $id,
    ":self"   => $self,
    ":parent" => $parent
));

Answer 1

UPDATE. By an by I have learned that all can be done in one query

$sql = 'select 1 from table where id = ? and self <=> ? and parent <=> ?';
$stm = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stm->execute([$id,$self,$parent]);
$exists = $stm->fetchColumn();

You have to amend your query as well.

 $sql = 'select count(id) as exists from table where id = ? and '; if ($type == 1) { $sql .= 'self IS NULL and parent IS NULL' $data = [$id]; } else { $sql .= 'self = ? and parent = ?'; $data = [$id,$self,$parent]; } $stm = $conn->prepare($sql); $stm->execute($data); 

Answer 2

对于空值，您必须在sql中使用IS NULL 。