one solution (may not be the best but would work) would be to use 'like'
instead of '=' and then put wildcards %%$var % around the variable so
that if it is not there then it wount effect the query.
Ade
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I am fairly new to sql and am now getting into the area of slightly more
complex queries.
At present my query is
$query = "SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE sname LIKE '$search_string%'
ORDER BY fname $type";
but I have two other filters which may or may not be chosen. (area, and
interest).
$query = "SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE sname LIKE '$search_string%' AND
area='area' AND interest='interest' ORDER BY fname $type";
but what if nether is chosen, or only one? Is there an AND/OR operator or
similar in mysql?
Thanks,
Ross
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