> I have a simple form which queries the database based on 2 pop-up menu 
> choices and keywords entered by the user,
> it passes on the variables as follows: 
> 
> pop-up1=choice1, pop-up2=choice2, textfield=user specified data

use : 

$pop-up1 = $HTTP_POST_VARS["pop-up1"];
... each variables you passed 

PHP 4.2's default doesn't support register global 


> the query is as follows 
> 
> $result = mysql_query("SELECT some_id, some_description, some_feature 
> FROM '$pop-up1' WHERE some_description LIKE '%$texfield%' AND 
> some_feature LIKE '%$pop-up2'"); 
> 
> it tells me that column which equals to the $texfield does not exists, 
> 
> a bit buffled I am, I've these queries before on larger web servers, this 
> is the first time on my workstation and it does just that, simpler 
> queries work fine... 
> 
> thanks in advance, 
> 
> R> 
> 
> ps. the form is guarded against empty entries
> ps2. RedHat 7.3, Mysql 3.23.51, Apache 1.3+ wik PHP 4.2.1 configured for 
> MySQL 
> 
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