first, the select tag in your form should be setup as an array: <select
name="country[]" ... >
then the array $country[] will be available to your script on submittal.
a simple way to build your sql where clause would be to iterate through
the array using a subscript variable:
$sql = "select * from tbl where ctry='$country[0]'";
for ($n=1; count($country) > $n; $n++) {
$sql.= " or ctry='$country[$n]'";
}
richard
TorrentUK wrote:
> I am designing a ski web site and am presently trying to put together a
> resort database. I started the search script tonight and am quite pleased
> that it works. Where I am struggling is that I would like my visitors to be
> able to select multiple countries from the drop down list and for my query
> to pull back info on all those selected. When I try it it only pulls back
> the last one (naturally).
>
> Please advise on what would be the most efficient way of constructing the
> query. Please talk in easy speak as I am real new at this and am not a
> developer by any stretch of the imagination.
>
> Many Thanks
> Torrent
>
> Here is a cut down version of my code, the html form is at the bottom.
>
> <?php
>
> if ($search) {
>
> $sql = "SELECT rst_name, cty_name FROM resort_tbl WHERE
> cty_name='$country'";
>
> $result = mysql_query($sql);
>
> if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
> echo "<center><table border=1>\n";
> echo "<tr><td>Name</td><td>Country</td></tr>\n";
>
> do {
> printf("<tr><td>%s</td><td>%s</td>\n", $row["rst_name"],
> $row["cty_name"]);
> } while ($myrow = mysql_fetch_array($result));
> echo "</table></center>\n";
> }
> }
>
> ?>
>
> <form name="resort" method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
> <p> Select country </font><br>
> <select name="Country" size="5" multiple>
> <option value="Andorra">Andorra</option>
> <option value="Austria">Austria</option>
> <option value="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</option>
> <option value="Finland">Finland</option>
> <option value="France">France</option>
> <option value="Italy">Italy</option>
> <option value="North America">North America</option>
> <option value="Norway">Norway</option>
> <option value="Romania">Romania</option>
> <option value="Slovenia">Slovenia</option>
> <option value="Spain">Spain</option>
> <option value="Sweden">Sweden</option>
> <option value="Switzerland">Switzerland</option>
> </select>
> <br>
> <input type="submit" name="search" value="Search">
> </p>
> </form>
>
>
>
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