Searching Database for Item

[unicorn]

Hi, I'm a total newbie at this so any help will be greatly appreciated...
Ok, heres what I wanna do:
I want to place an Input textbox on my Index with a submit button to search for details In my Database and display them In a webpage...
DB table name: nk_table
table fields: id, firstname, lastname, address, phone, mobile, email
I want to display full details whenever I search for something...
E.g: when I search for firstname I want the other Info (lastname, address, phone...) to display as well...

So, Is there such a code or script?

Thanx In Advance.

[boxxertrumps]

Please provide a more descriptive title, Things along the lines of "help/script needed" or "problem" are to vauge.
Mysql:
SELECT * FROM nk_table WHERE MATCH (*) AGAINST (keyword);

That searches the entire table for the keyword...

[unicorn]

sorry about the title, 'n thanx for ur reply ...
But, how do I use that code!!

heres my code:

<?php

// Get the search variable from URL
$var = @$_GET['q'] ;
$trimmed = trim($var); //trim whitespace from the stored variable

// rows to return
$limit=10;

// check for an empty string and display a message.
if ($trimmed == "")
{
echo "<p>Please enter a search...</p>";
exit;
}

// check for a search parameter
if (!isset($var))
{
echo "<p>We dont seem to have a search parameter!</p>";
exit;
}

//connect to your database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_connect("hidden","hidden","hidden"); //(host, username, password)

//specify database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_select_db("hidden") or die("Unable to select database"); //select which database we're using

// Build SQL Query
$query = "SELECT * FROM nk_table WHERE firstname LIKE \"&#37;$trimmed%\";
order by firstname"; // EDIT HERE and specify your table and field names for the SQL query
// `
$numresults=mysql_query($query);
// $numrows=mysql_num_rows($numresults);

// If we have no results, offer a google search as an alternative

if ($numrows == 0)
{
echo "<h4>Results</h4>";
echo "<p>Sorry, your search: &quot;" . $trimmed . "&quot; returned zero results</p>";

// google
echo "<p><a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?q="
. $trimmed . "\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Look up
" . $trimmed . " on Google\">Click here</a> to try the
search on google</p>";
}

// next determine if s has been passed to script, if not use 0
if (empty($s)) {
$s=0;
}

// get results
$query .= " limit $s,$limit";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("Couldn't execute query");

// display what the person searched for
echo "<p>You searched for: &quot;" . $var . "&quot;</p>";

// begin to show results set
echo "Results";
$count = 1 + $s ;

// now you can display the results returned
while ($row= mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
$title = $row["1"];

echo "$count.)&nbsp;$title" ;
$count++ ;
}

$currPage = (($s/$limit) + 1);

//break before paging
echo "<br />";

// next we need to do the links to other results
if ($s>=1) { // bypass PREV link if s is 0
$prevs=($s-$limit);
print "&nbsp;<a href=\"$PHP_SELF?s=$prevs&q=$var\">&lt;&lt;
Prev 10</a>&nbsp&nbsp;";
}

// calculate number of pages needing links
$pages=intval($numrows/$limit);

// $pages now contains int of pages needed unless there is a remainder from division

if ($numrows%$limit) {
// has remainder so add one page
$pages++;
}

// check to see if last page
if (!((($s+$limit)/$limit)==$pages) && $pages!=1) {

// not last page so give NEXT link
$news=$s+$limit;

echo "&nbsp;<a href=\"$PHP_SELF?s=$news&q=$var\">Next 10 &gt;&gt;</a>";
}

$a = $s + ($limit) ;
if ($a > $numrows) { $a = $numrows ; }
$b = $s + 1 ;
echo "<p>Showing results $b to $a of $numrows</p>";

?>

[boxxertrumps]

USE {PHP} BB TAGS.

<?php
...
//connect to your database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_connect("hidden","hidden","hidden"); //(host, username, password)

//specify database ** EDIT REQUIRED HERE **
mysql_select_db("hidden") or die("Unable to select database"); //select which database we're using

// Build SQL Query
$query = "SELECT MATCH (*) AGAINST (\"&#37;$trimmed%\") AS score FROM nk_table WHERE MATCH (title,body) AGAINST (\"%$trimmed%\");
order by score"; // EDIT HERE and specify your table and field names for the SQL query
// `
$numresults=mysql_query($query);
$numrows=mysql_num_rows($numresults);

// If we have no results, offer a google search as an alternative
...  
?>

Changed the query to display by relevancy, may or may not work.
For future reference:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...xt-search.html

[unicorn]

Doesn't work ... I keep gettin'

Results
Sorry, your search: "keyword" returned zero results

Click here to try the search on google

Couldn't execute query

[boxxertrumps]

for some reason the line with this:
$numrows=mysql_num_rows($numresults);
Was commented.
Fixed the code.

[unicorn]

ahh, one more thing ...
shall I leave the (*) and (title,body) like that? Or shall I replace them with the fields name?

Sorry 4 the disturbance but as I said I'm a total newbie at this.

[thetestingsite]

Yes, on this line you need to edit the parts in red:

$query = "SELECT MATCH (*) AGAINST (\"%$trimmed%\") AS score FROM nk_table WHERE MATCH (title,body) AGAINST (\"%$trimmed%\");
order by score";

to match your database table structure.
Hope this helps.

[unicorn]

Looks like It isn't meant for this to work
everytime I get a different stupid error, like:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /var/www/html/search.php on line 102
The funny thing is that I only have "?>" << this code on line 102 which is the end of the script

[mdcloud]

look at the line above that and see if you left out a ;

could be the problem