<?php

function pdo() {
	$stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE name = :name');
	$stmt->execute(array('name' => $name));
	foreach ($stmt as $row) {
	// do something with $row
	}
}
function mysqli() {
	$stmt = $dbConnection->prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE name = ?');
	$stmt->bind_param('s', $name);
	$stmt->execute();
	$result = $stmt->get_result();
	while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
	// do something with $row
	}
}