Simple Site Search

By Angela Bradley, About.com Guide

 <h2>Search</h2> 
 <form name="search" method="post" action="<?=$PHP_SELF?>">
 Seach for: <input type="text" name="find" /> in 
 <Select NAME="field">
 <Option VALUE="fname">First Name</option>
 <Option VALUE="lname">Last Name</option>
 <Option VALUE="info">Profile</option>
 </Select>
 <input type="hidden" name="searching" value="yes" />
 <input type="submit" name="search" value="Search" />
 </form>
 

The above HTML code creates the form your users will use to search. It provides a space to enter what they are looking for, and a drop down menu where they can choose what field they are searching (first name, last name or profile.) The form sends the data back to itself using the PHP_SELF () function. This code does not go inside the <?php and ?> tags, but rather above or below them.

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• Creating the Database
• The Search Form
• The Search Code
• Breaking the PHP Code Down - Part 1
• Breaking the PHP Code Down - Part 2

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