Hi, Saturday, April 24, 2004, 1:55:36 AM, you wrote: JB> [snip] JB> SELECT * FROM 'my_table' WHERE ('field_1' LIKE '%$keyword%' OR JB> 'field_2' LIKE '%$keyword%' OR 'field_3' LIKE '%$keyword%') AND JB> 'status' = 'active'; JB> [/snip]
JB> *slaps forehead* JB> "SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE (field_1 LIKE '%" . $keyword . "%' OR JB> field_2 LIKE '%" . $keyword . "%' OR field_3 LIKE '%" . $keyword . "%') JB> AND JB> status = 'active'"; JB> The single quoted variables do not get parsed JB> -- JB> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) JB> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php They do if they are themselves inside double quotes :) echo "'$var'"; will get parsed ok -- regards, Tom -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php