----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas S. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: Creating a Web Database Search Application
> Hello, > > I commonly create webpages that need to search through a MySQL > database and then display the results to the user. An example would > be a database that contains the following: > > first name > last name > age > gender > location > job > interests > > > I usually create a webpage with a combination of drop down menus, > checkboxes, and radio buttons that allow the user to select what > things they want to search for. An example might be that a user > wants to find all results with: > > last name like "smi" > age between 25 and 35 > gender = female > interests like "golf" > > But I've found it tricky to craft MySQL select statements because due > to the way the searches can vary, the queries get complicated pretty quickly. > > Is there any simple way to do this type of thing? I write my scripts > in Perl on Unix (Solaris). Are there webpages that will explain good > ways to do this? > > Any tips are welcomed. > > > > Thanks, > > > Douglas > You could have a menu listing the reports available and craft the sql specially for each. The hard part is naming them so it's readily apparent what each report reports. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
