$stmt = $conn->prepare('SELECT * FROM table WHERE ID=?');
$stmt->bindParam(1, $_GET['id'], PDO::PARAM_INT);
$stmt->execute();
$row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
if( ! $row)
{
echo 'nothing found';
}
/*
$rows = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); // Same here
if( ! $rows)
{
echo 'nothing found';
}
*/
$sql = 'SELECT 1 from table WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1';
//$sql = 'SELECT COUNT(*) from table WHERE param = ?'; // for checking >1 records
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam(1, $_GET['id'], PDO::PARAM_INT);
$stmt->execute();
if($stmt->fetchColumn()) echo 'found';