$stmt->bind_result($hash, $name, $target); if ($stmt->fetch()) { $arr = array('url' => $target, 'hex' => $hash, 'str' => $name); } $stmt->close(); return $arr; } /** This is the entry point method of ShortLink. It is called at the bottom of this file, but will exit asap if ShortLink required POST parameters are missing. */ public static function handlePost() { if (!array_key_exists('createShortLink', $_POST)) { return; } //Creating ShortLink: $arr = self::insert($_POST['createShortLink']); //Making sure $arr is an array: if ($arr instanceof Exception) { $arr = array('error' => $arr->getMessage()); } //Producing output: Config::setResponseJSON(); echo Config::toJSON($arr); } } //Calling handlePost: ShortLink::handlePost();