"; //If they did not enter a search term we give them an error if ($find == "") { echo "
You forgot to enter a search term";
exit;
}
// Otherwise we connect to our Database
mysql_connect("mysql.yourhost.com", "user_name", "password") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("database_name") or die(mysql_error());
// We preform a bit of filtering
$find = strtoupper($find);
$find = strip_tags($find);
$find = trim ($find);
//Now we search for our search term, in the field the user specified
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE upper($field) LIKE'%$find%'");
//And we display the results
while($result = mysql_fetch_array( $data ))
{
echo $result['fname'];
echo " ";
echo $result['lname'];
echo "
";
echo $result['info'];
echo "
";
echo "
";
}
//This counts the number or results - and if there wasnt any it gives them a little message explaining that
$anymatches=mysql_num_rows($data);
if ($anymatches == 0)
{
echo "Sorry, but we can not find an entry to match your query
";
}
//And we remind them what they searched for
echo "Searched For: " .$find;
}
?>
