how to insert null in postgres with php

Question

I'm trying to insert null into a postgres database with php. Say I have this:

<?php
$sql = <<<EOT
insert into
    t1
(c1, c2)
values
($param, 'test')
EOT;
?>

I tried setting $param to:

$param = null;
$param = '\N';

and in each case I got this error:

Native message: ERROR:  syntax error at or near ","

What do I need to set it to?

Answer 1

$param = 'null';

it should work.

Answer 2

You can do it using PDO:

$query = "INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(?,?)";
$insertStatement = $pdo->prepare($query);
$insertStatement->execute([null, 'test']);