Question

I have a sql query like below

select id from table where name like 'somename';

Now there’s only one record for this in db. Now with bind, sql query goes as below

my $sth = $dbh->prepare("select id from table where name=?");
$sth->execute('somename');
.... # fetch single row from array

So which one is better? with bind or without for single row?

Answer 1

Yes. Reason is very simple – using placeholders is good idea, and using it even for single argument makes it good practice. After some time, your hands will use placeholders even without thinking about it.