Thank you for your replies... I have it showing the last name... but what I can't figure out is how for it to reference to the whole entry.
So, for example, when someone enters to search for the last name "Smith," all the "Smiths" are pulled up, sorted by first name and linked by id. How do I do this? thank you very much, Hedges Now, How do I get "Matt Hedges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
