[jonatha]

Hi

I building a website and on the 'accessories' page they want a searchable list of items, I have the database working fine and the customer can add items, delete etc.

But on the public side, the accessories page shows a list which is great, but if the search doesn't show any results, where in the script do I place no results found?

I have tried but cannot get it to show. Also how do you search for more than one word, ie a phrase? It just returns no results if you have more than one word?

I have pasted the code below..

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<?php
if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "")
{
$theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;

$theValue = function_exists("mysql_real_escape_string") ? mysql_real_escape_string($theValue) : mysql_escape_string($theValue);

switch ($theType) {
case "text":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "long":
case "int":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
break;
case "double":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "date":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
break;
case "defined":
$theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
break;
}
return $theValue;
}
}

$currentPage = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];

$maxRows_Recordset1 = 15;
$pageNum_Recordset1 = 0;
if (isset($_GET['pageNum_Recordset1'])) {
$pageNum_Recordset1 = $_GET['pageNum_Recordset1'];
}
$startRow_Recordset1 = $pageNum_Recordset1 * $maxRows_Recordset1;

mysql_select_db($database_latest, $latest);
$query_Recordset1 = "SELECT * FROM laaccess";
$query_limit_Recordset1 = sprintf("%s LIMIT %d, %d", $query_Recordset1, $startRow_Recordset1, $maxRows_Recordset1);
$Recordset1 = mysql_query($query_limit_Recordset1, $latest) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Recordset1 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset1);

if (isset($_GET['totalRows_Recordset1'])) {
$totalRows_Recordset1 = $_GET['totalRows_Recordset1'];
} else {
$all_Recordset1 = mysql_query($query_Recordset1);
$totalRows_Recordset1 = mysql_num_rows($all_Recordset1);
}
$totalPages_Recordset1 = ceil($totalRows_Recordset1/$maxRows_Recordset1)-1;

$colname_Recordset1 = "-1";
if (isset($_POST['Title'])) {
$colname_Recordset1 = $_POST['Title'];
}

$maxRows_Recordset1 = 15;
$pageNum_Recordset1 = 0;
if (isset($_GET['pageNum_Recordset1'])) {
$pageNum_Recordset1 = $_GET['pageNum_Recordset1'];
}
$startRow_Recordset1 = $pageNum_Recordset1 * $maxRows_Recordset1;

$colname_Recordset1 = "-1";
if (isset($_POST['Title'])) {
$colname_Recordset1 = $_POST['Title'];
}
mysql_select_db($database_latest, $latest);

if($_POST['Title']){
$query_Recordset1 = sprintf("SELECT * FROM laaccess WHERE Description LIKE %s", GetSQLValueString("%" . $colname_Recordset1 . "%", "text"));
}else{
$query_Recordset1 = sprintf("SELECT * FROM laaccess");
}

$query_limit_Recordset1 = sprintf("%s LIMIT %d, %d", $query_Recordset1, $startRow_Recordset1, $maxRows_Recordset1);
$Recordset1 = mysql_query($query_limit_Recordset1, $latest) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Recordset1 = mysql_fetch_assoc($Recordset1);

if (isset($_GET['totalRows_Recordset1'])) {
$totalRows_Recordset1 = $_GET['totalRows_Recordset1'];
} else {
$all_Recordset1 = mysql_query($query_Recordset1);
$totalRows_Recordset1 = mysql_num_rows($all_Recordset1);
}
$totalPages_Recordset1 = ceil($totalRows_Recordset1/$maxRows_Recordset1)-1;

$queryString_Recordset1 = "";
if (!empty($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
$params = explode("&", $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
$newParams = array();
foreach ($params as $param) {
if (stristr($param, "pageNum_Recordset1") == false &&
stristr($param, "totalRows_Recordset1") == false) {
array_push($newParams, $param);
}
}
if (count($newParams) != 0) {
$queryString_Recordset1 = "&" . htmlentities(implode("&", $newParams));
}
}
$queryString_Recordset1 = sprintf("&totalRows_Recordset1=%d%s", $totalRows_Recordset1, $queryString_Recordset1);
?>

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I am fairly new to PHP and MySQL and it shows. But what it can do is brilliant.

Many thanks
Lamby

[rallport]

first of all, why are using LIKE for your sql query. It's not only more intensive to use on large datasets but can also return irrelevant results. Have a google of using the mysql MATCH command instead.

[jonatha]

Cheers
I will look now for MATCH