Re: Multi search function (help)

Nabil wrote: > hi all.... > > Is there a way to condition your search: > > -I have a form for four text boxes for search my Mysql... > -I don't want to write 4 conditions and for SQL statements incase he > decided not to search with all keywords (fields) > - I have by example : name, lastname , nickname and phone form... > I need a way to select my records even one or more field were null > (searching only on of the above) > > because the following SQL will generate null result > > > $name=$_POST['naame']; > $lastname=$_POST['lastname']; > $nickname=$_POST['nickname']; > $m_date=$_POST['m_dateY']; > echo $name.$lastname.$nickname.$m_date; > > $sql = mysql_query("SELECT id, name , lastname , m_date from users where > name like binary '%$name%' and lastname like binary '%$lastname%' and > nickname like binary '%$nickname%' and m_date= YEAR('$m_date') order by > id ASC ") or die(mysql_error()); > > > > Thanks in advanced Use isset to test whether the POST values are set and only include in the query if there is a value.