<?php


$username	=	'test';


try {
	
	$STMT = $DB->prepare( 
		"SELECT name FROM users WHERE name = :name" 
	);
	
	$STMT->bindParam( ":name", $username, PDO::PARAM_STR );
	
	$STMT->execute();

	$row = $STMT->fetch( PDO::FETCH_ASSOC );
} 
catch (PDOException $e) {
   
	die( $e->getMessage() );
}


die( print_r( $row, true ) );


?>