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version: "1.0.2"
Use PDO prepared statements with bound parameters; never concatenate user input into SQL:
~~~php $statement = $pdo->prepare( 'SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = :id' ); $statement->execute(['id' => $userId]);
$user = $statement->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); ~~~
Enable exception mode and validate the input before querying. Parameterization protects the SQL structure but does not replace authorization.