Note that when using name parameters with bindParam, the name itself, cannot contain a dash '-'. 

example:
<?php
$stmt = $dbh->prepare ("INSERT INTO user (firstname, surname) VALUES (:f-name, :s-name)");
$stmt -> bindParam(':f-name', 'John');
$stmt -> bindParam(':s-name', 'Smith');
$stmt -> execute();
?>

The dashes in 'f-name' and 's-name' should be replaced with an underscore or no dash at all.

See http://bugs.php.net/43130

Adam