prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE deleted = 'yes'"); while ($row = $q->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo 'Flagging user records prior to ' . $row['year'] . ' for user ' . $row['uid'] . ' as deleted - '; $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE users SET deleted = 'yes' WHERE uid = " . $row['uid'] . ' AND year < ' . $row['year']); $stmt->execute(); echo $pdo->rowCount() . " rows affected.\n"; } } ?>