Using PDO for database access. From the article: PDO for Elegant PHP Database Access, http://www.modernphpbook.com/articles/pdo-for-elegant-php-database-access - Fig 6

PDOExample.php

<?php

$conn = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=someDb', $username, $password);

$result = $conn->query('
    SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE name = ' . $conn->quote($name) . '
');

$data = $query->fetch();

there is an error. $result should be replaced with $query