PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC] ); $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT designation, shower_code, radiant_alpha_deg, radiant_delta_deg, peak_sol, zhr, zhr_variable FROM meteorshowers WHERE shower_code='PER' OR designation LIKE '%Perseid%'"); foreach ($stmt as $row) { echo json_encode($row, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES), PHP_EOL; }