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$db = new PDO(/* conect to db */);
$db -> setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$example = null;
$db -> prepare ('INSERT INTO mytable (col_1) values ('.$example.')')
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INSERT INTO user (name, job_title) VALUES ('john', NULLIF('$jobTitle', ''));