Okay i have this so far
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<?php
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "", "");
mysql_select_db("ERIC",$conn);
$sql = "SELECT * FROM rocket";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn) or die(mysql_error());
while ($newArray = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
$partno = $newArray['PARTNO'];
$description = $newArray['DESCRIPTION'];
$comment = $newArray['COMMENT'];
}
?>
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How do i make it so if i type
http://localhost/test.php?partno=5r&description=copper
Cheers if you can help out!
"Justin Patrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Eric Holmstrom wrote:
>
> > Hi there
> >
> > I have a database called "Eric" and table name called "Rocket'.
> >
> > Table consists of three values.
> > PARTNO | DESCRIPTION | COMMENT
> >
> > So far if i want to show copper headgaskets from the 5r field i put this
> > string into the php script (along with the rest of the html/php code)
> >
> > $sql = "SELECT * FROM rocket WHERE partno like '5r%' AND description
like
> > 'COPPER HEADGASKET%'";
> >
> > The problem is there is 1000s of different querys i want to run and dont
> > want to make a page for each query. So what im trying to ask is how do i
run
> > a query to display the results (like
http://www.domain.com/query.php?"the
> > query i want to run" rather then link to a .php/html file with the query
> > inside of it.)
>
> The short answer is to use a GET variable for this.
>
> http://example.com/script.php?sql=SELECT...
>
> You have to remember to url encode the SQL, though (see urlencode()).
> You can access it like this:
>
> $_GET['sql']
>
> The longer answer is to use a package such as DB_DataObject_FormBuilder
> (http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder) to generate this
> stuff for you. It will take some setup, but once you're used to it, it
> can make this kind of app happen real quick.
>
> --
> paperCrane <Justin Patrin>
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