PDO output parameter error

Question

I am using this SP, am getting both the result when using mysql workbench.

CREATE PROCEDURE SP(IN _start INT,IN _end INT,INOUT _count INT)
BEGIN

   SET _count = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl);

   SET @qry = CONCAT('select * from tbl limit ', _start, ',', _end);

   PREPARE stmt FROM @qry;
   EXECUTE stmt;
   DEALLOCATE PREPARE stmt;

END

But when using with PDO am returning this error

$c=0;
$stmt = $this->_dbc->getConnection()->prepare("CALL SP(0,10,:count)");
    $stmt->bindParam(":count",$c,PDO::PARAM_INT|PDO::PARAM_INPUT_OUTPUT,0);
    $stmt->execute();
    return $c;
PDOException' with message 'SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1414 OUT or INOUT argument 3 for routine db22.SP is not a variable or NEW pseudo-variable in BEFORE trigger

But on changing

$this->_dbc->getConnection()->prepare("CALL SP(0,10,**:count**)");

to

$this->_dbc->getConnection()->prepare("CALL SP(0,10,@count)");

am not returning any error, but always getting the count as 0.

1. Whats the difference between :count and @count ?
2. How to get exact count via pdo ?

Answer 1

You can do the following workaround:

$dbh = $this->_dbc->getConnection()
$stmt = $dbh->prepare("CALL SP(0,10,@count)");
$stmt->execute();

$sql = "SELECT @count AS count";
$stmt = $dbh->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute();

You can find more here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/pdo.prepared-statements.php#101993