true )); // Read number of queries to run from URL parameter $query_count = 1; $query_param = isset($_GET['queries']); if ($query_param && $_GET['queries'] > 0) { $query_count = $_GET['queries'] > 500 ? 500 : $_GET['queries']; } // Create an array with the response string. $arr = array(); // Define query $statement = $pdo->prepare('SELECT randomNumber FROM World WHERE id = ?'); // For each query, store the result set values in the response array $query_counter = $query_count; while (0 < $query_counter--) { $id = mt_rand(1, 10000); $statement->execute(array($id)); // Store result in array. $arr[] = array('id' => $id, 'randomNumber' => $statement->fetchColumn()); } // Use the PHP standard JSON encoder. // http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php if ($query_count === 1 && !$query_param) { $arr = $arr[0]; } echo json_encode($arr);