Re: Retrieve specific data from MySQL

Thanks, ya'll! Got it working. "Matt Hedges" <m_hedges@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:20040203031247.49690.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Hello, > > I have a basic question I can't figure out. > > My site lets people enter in their information... I now want to be able for > a user to search the database. For example, enter in "firstname" or > "lastname" in a text box, hit submit, and have the results returned. > > How do I write this in PHP? > > I've tried lots of twists on SELECT * FROM table WHERE lastname=$lastname... > but can't get it to work... > > any help greatly appreciated, > thanks, > Hedges