SELECT * from tablename where FIELD_3 = "search text"
will find exact matches
SELECT * from tablename where FIELD_3 LIKE "search text"
will find close matches
Using % as a wild card will broaden the search
SELECT * from tablename where FIELD_3 LIKE "search text%"
will find close matches where the search text could be at the begining of
the data 'ap%' will return rows with 'apple' or 'apartment', but not
'snapple', in the field
SELECT * from tablename where FIELD_3 LIKE "%search text%"
will find close matches where the search text could be anywhere in the data
'%ap%' will return rows with 'a bowl of apples' in the field.
For the php using the best query from above on MySql
//connect to the server
$mysql_db_link = mysql_connect("domain", "username", "password");
//select database
mysql_select_db(database, $mysql_db_link ) ;
$query = 'query from above';
//run the query
$mysql_result = mysql_query($query, $mysql_db_link);
//output results
print ('Found the following values in the database <BR>')
//loop through returned results, printing each one
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($mysql_result))
{
print ($row["FIELD_3"].'<BR>');
}// end while
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Carrera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 11 November 2001 06:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP-DB] How do i search my database...
>
>
> Hi All,
> I have a database with only three fields
>
> FIELD 1
> FIELD 2
> FIELD 3
>
> I want the user to input into FIELD 3, and then my script to go of to my
> database and see if it finds a match or something like the input
> and display
> it to the screen.
>
> Please help as i can't seem to get my brain around this....
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
>
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