prepare(" select * from actor where preferredUsername = :preferredUsername "); $person_query->bindValue(':preferredUsername', $preferred_username); $person = ($person_query->execute())->fetchArray(); if ($person === null) { echo "No user by the name $preferred_username was found. Aborting" . PHP_EOL; die(); } $objectId = $person['objectId']; $person_drop_stmt = $conn->prepare(" delete from actor where objectId = :objectId "); $object_drop_stmt = $conn->prepare(" delete from object where id = :objectId "); $person_drop_stmt->bindValue(':objectId', $objectId); $object_drop_stmt->bindValue(':objectId', $objectId); $person_drop_result = $object_drop_stmt->execute(); if (!$person_drop_stmt->execute()) { echo "Error: failed to drop person $objectId. No changes made. Aborting." . PHP_EOL; die(); } if (!$object_drop_stmt->execute()) { echo "Error: failed to drop object $objectId. This object has been left without a corresponding actor. Aborting" . PHP_EOL; die(); } echo "Successfully dropped actor $preferred_username!" . PHP_EOL; $conn->close();