Re: [PHP-DB] Search witin text.
you can use explode from php.net: array *explode* ( string $delimiter, string $string [, int $limit] ) Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of /string/ formed by splitting it on boundaries formed by the string /delimiter/. If /limit/ is set, the returned array will contain a maximum of /limit/ elements with the last element containing the rest of /string/. as delimiter you would use a space character in this case. for example: the user input is $input = Chris Carter; now you can $split = explode( , $input); so $split would be an array that contains [Chris, Carter] now you can persorm your search using $split[0] and/or $split[1] ;) I hope that's what you're looking for Chris Carter wrote: Thanks much ... this has been achieved now. However, there is another issue. Say for example, the user wants to search 'Chriscarter' but puts into the search field 'Chris Carter' how is it that I can take only the 'Chris' out of the search string and present the matching searches from the database? Any clue or link would be of great assistance. Thanks again. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Search witin text.
Send your query out on the list. That would give us something to work on. This should be very easy.. select * from tablename where column like '%$search%' or something of that nature. What are you doing? -Micah On 02/10/2007 08:49 PM, Chris Carter wrote: Hi, I have to send results to the users based on their search. Have got a combined serach option in which data is searched from two different fields and based on the match the result is sent or an error message (quite simple). Now I need to change this, the one column of data is from a VARCHAR field and have to seach for a perticular text from another column that is TEXT. So there could be data like Apparel | Footwear | Toys | Watches. If the data matches the Toys the result is sent. The issue I have is quite simple, its not working. Is there anything special that needs to be done with the TEXT column? Please advice, many thanks. Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Search witin text.
Thanks much ... this has been achieved now. However, there is another issue. Say for example, the user wants to search 'Chriscarter' but puts into the search field 'Chris Carter' how is it that I can take only the 'Chris' out of the search string and present the matching searches from the database? Any clue or link would be of great assistance. Thanks again. Micah Stevens wrote: Send your query out on the list. That would give us something to work on. This should be very easy.. select * from tablename where column like '%$search%' or something of that nature. What are you doing? -Micah On 02/10/2007 08:49 PM, Chris Carter wrote: Hi, I have to send results to the users based on their search. Have got a combined serach option in which data is searched from two different fields and based on the match the result is sent or an error message (quite simple). Now I need to change this, the one column of data is from a VARCHAR field and have to seach for a perticular text from another column that is TEXT. So there could be data like Apparel | Footwear | Toys | Watches. If the data matches the Toys the result is sent. The issue I have is quite simple, its not working. Is there anything special that needs to be done with the TEXT column? Please advice, many thanks. Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Search-witin-text.-tf3207710.html#a8908170 Sent from the Php - Database mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
