Re: search syntax

Try break up the query, like: WHERE (column1 LIKE '%$search%' OR column2 LIKE '%$search%' OR column3 LIKE '%$search%') AND ... Tony S. Wu Matthew K. Gold at mgold1@gc.cuny.edu wrote: > hi everyone, > > I'm writing the code to make my mysql database searchable. I can search two > columns, but I seem to have problems when I try to search three. > > In the SELECT statement, this WHERE statement works: WHERE column1 OR > column2 LIKE '%$search%' AND... > > This WHERE statement doesn't work: WHERE column1 OR column2 OR column3 LIKE > '%$search%' AND ... > > I'm obviously having a syntax problem...Thanks in advance for your help. > And in case any of this is confusing, I'll include the real code below. > > Thanks, > > Matt > > > $get_data = "select course.CourseNumber, course.CourseTitle, > concat(prof.ProfFName, \" \", prof.ProfLName), instit.InstitName, > disc.DiscName, course.Format from course, disc, instit, prof where > course.CourseTitle or course.CourseDesc or disc.DiscName like '%$search%' > and course.DiscID = disc.DiscID and course.InstitID = instit.InstitID and > course.ProfID = prof.ProfID order by $orderby"; > > > > >