$sql= "SELECT * FROM longPins WHERE singlePin LIKE '%".$userResponse."%' LIMIT 0, 30";
                    $pinQuery=$db->query($sql);

                    $pinAvailable=$pinQuery->fetch_assoc();

            if($pinAvailable=$pinQuery->fetch_assoc()) {
             //execute the code here


            } else {

         // ask the user to try again
            }