[SOLVED] MAJOR UNKNOWN PROBLEM (I'm sure it's obvious... I'm only a beginner...)

kaimason1 · January 17, 2009

I'm trying to create my very first search script from scratch. I haven't noticed any problems with the following script, but I get nothing on searches I know should come out with results. HELP???

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>My Search</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<P>Please enter your search words here and specify the type of data you input: <INPUT type="text" name="search" size=30 maxlength=70>

<OPTION value="Cell">Cell Phone Number</OPTION>

<OPTION value="Email">Email</OPTION>

</SELECT>

</P>

</FORM>

</BODY>

</HTML>

<?

$search=@$_GET['search'];

$type=@$_GET['type'];

if($search=""){

die("Please enter a search.");

}else if($type="Name"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '$search' OR Last_Name LIKE '$search'";

}else if($type="Cell"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Phone_Number LIKE '$search'";

}else if($type="Email"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Email LIKE '$search'";

}else{

die("Congratulations -- you achieved the impossible rating of hacker. How else did I receive an inaccurate data type, hmm?");

}

$username="";

$password="";

$database="";

mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password)or die("I couldnt connect, sir. By the way, am I being paid for acting like a personal butler?");

@mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");

$result=mysql_query($query);

$num=mysql_numrows($result);

if($num==0){

die("There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...");

}else{

$i=0;

while($i<0){

$first=mysql_result($result,$i,"First_Name");

$last=mysql_result($result,$i,"Last_Name");

$cell=mysql_result($result,$i,"Phone_Number");

$email=mysql_result($result,$i,"Email");

echo("<b>$first $last</b><br>Cell: $cell<br>Email: $email<br><hr><br>");

++$i;

}

?>

dclamp · January 17, 2009

please edit your post using PHP tags. It makes it easy to read your code.

ratcateme · January 17, 2009

when it fails do you get "There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting..." or does it fail to display the results?

Scott.

Prismatic · January 17, 2009

$num=mysql_numrows($result);

change to

$num=mysql_num_rows($result);

shlumph · January 17, 2009

I wouldn't suggest suppressing your mysql_select_db call to the database, lol. I'm sure the rest of your code won't like it if that error is suppressed.

kaimason1 · January 17, 2009

when it fails do you get "There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting..." or does it fail to display the results?

Scott.

I get "There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...".

Here is my updated script, still getting the same problem.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>My Search</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<P>Please enter your search words here and specify the type of data you input: <INPUT type="text" name="search" size=30 maxlength=70>

<OPTION value="Cell">Cell Phone Number</OPTION>

<OPTION value="Email">Email</OPTION>

</SELECT>

</P>

</FORM>

</BODY>

</HTML>

<?

//Retrieve variables from HTML form//

$search=@$_GET['search'];

$type=@$_GET['type'];

//Create MySQL query//

if($search=""){

die("Please enter a search.");

}else if($type="Name"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '$search' OR Last_Name LIKE '$search'";

}else if($type="Cell"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Phone_Number LIKE '$search'";

}else if($type="Email"){

$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Email LIKE '$search'";

}else{

die("Congratulations -- you achieved the impossible rating of hacker. How else did I receive an inaccurate data type, hmm?");

}

//Connect to database CENSORED INFORMATION//

$username="";

$password="";

$database="";

mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password)or die("I couldnt connect, sir. By the way, am I being paid for acting like a personal butler?");

@mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");

//Search Results//

$result=mysql_query($query) or die (mysql_error());

$num=mysql_num_rows($result);

if($num==0){

die("There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...");

}else{

$i=0;

while($i<0){

$first=mysql_result($result,$i,"First_Name");

$last=mysql_result($result,$i,"Last_Name");

$cell=mysql_result($result,$i,"Phone_Number");

$email=mysql_result($result,$i,"Email");

echo("<b>$first $last</b><br>Cell: $cell<br>Email: $email<br><hr><br>");

++$i;

}

?>

ratcateme · January 17, 2009

use the [ code ]//code goes here [/ code] (without the spaces) tags

try adding

echo $query;

to check and make sure your query is what you expect try pasting it into php my admin or something and see what results you get

Scott.

kaimason1 · January 17, 2009

This is what the php is interpreting $query as for a name $type : ('' means two 's, not one ".)

SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '' OR Last_Name LIKE ''

ratcateme · January 17, 2009

try changing these two lines and why do you have a @ on them?

$search=@$_GET['search'];
$type=@$_GET['type'];

to

and

$search=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['search']));
$type=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['type']));

change your submit button to

<INPUT type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">

then put all your php in

if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit"){
//rest of the code here
}

Scott.

kaimason1 · January 17, 2009

It still interprets my query as

SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '' OR Last_Name LIKE ''

and outputs "There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting..." ??? ??? ??? >:(

Anyway, here again is my script:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
  <TITLE>My Search</TITLE>
  <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
  <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
  <FORM METHOD="GET" action="search.php">
   <P>Please enter your search words here and specify the type of data you input: <INPUT type="text" name="search" size=30 maxlength=70>
    <SELECT name="type" size="1">
     <OPTION value="Name">Name</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Cell">Cell Phone Number</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Email">Email</OPTION>
    </SELECT>
   </P>
   <INPUT type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
  </FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<?
//Connect to database//
$username="";
$password="";
$database="";
mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password)or die("I couldnt connect, sir. By the way, am I being paid for acting like a personal butler?");
@mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");
if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit"){
//Retrieve variables from HTML form
$search=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['search']));
$type=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['type']));
//Create MySQL query//
if($search=""){
die("Please enter a search.");
}else if($type="Name"){
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '$search' OR Last_Name LIKE '$search'";
}else if($type="Cell"){
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Phone_Number LIKE '$search'";
}else if($type="Email"){
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Email LIKE '$search'";
}else{
die("Congratulations -- you achieved the impossible rating of hacker. How else did I receive an inaccurate data type, hmm?");
}
echo $query;
//Search Results//
$result=mysql_query($query) or die (mysql_error());
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);
if($num==0){
die("There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...");
}else{
$i=0;
while($i<0){
	$first=mysql_result($result,$i,"First_Name");
	$last=mysql_result($result,$i,"Last_Name");
	$cell=mysql_result($result,$i,"Phone_Number");
	$email=mysql_result($result,$i,"Email");
	echo("<b>$first $last</b><br>Cell: $cell<br>Email: $email<br><hr><br>");
	++$i;
}
}
}
?>

ratcateme · January 17, 2009

if you look at the URL is there a part like "search=whateveryoutyped"?

Scott.

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

...?search=whatitype&type=Name&submit=Submit is what i get when i do a search in the URL. Still getting nothing. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

trq · January 22, 2009

In your else if's your using the assignment operator = and you ought be using the comparison operator ==. eg; Change....

}else if($type="Name"){

to....

} else if($type == "Name") {

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

O.K., did that, now I have no result at all. It isn't even echoing any search terms!!!!! :o :o >:( :-[

( on line 46 I inserted "echo $search;" as an error test... and it isn't outputting anything!)

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
  <TITLE>My Search</TITLE>
  <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
  <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
  <FORM METHOD="get" action="search.php">
   <P>Please enter your search words here and specify the type of data you input: <INPUT type="text" name="search" size=30 maxlength=70>
    <SELECT name="type" size="1">
     <OPTION value="Name">Name</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Cell">Cell Phone Number</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Email">Email</OPTION>
    </SELECT>
   </P>
   <INPUT type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
  </FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<?
if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit") {
//Connect to database (censored)//
$username="";
$password="";
$database="";
mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password)or die("I couldnt connect, sir. By the way, am I being paid for acting like a personal butler?");
@mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");
//Retrieve variables from HTML form
$search=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['search']));
$type=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['type']));
//Create MySQL query//
if($search == "") {
die("Please enter a search.");
} else if($type == "Name") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '$search' OR Last_Name LIKE '$search'";
} else if($type == "Cell") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Phone_Number LIKE '$search'";
} else if($type == "Email") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Email LIKE '$search'";
} else{
die("Congratulations -- you achieved the impossible rating of hacker. How else did I receive an inaccurate data type, hmm?");
}
echo $search;
//Search Results//
$result=mysql_query($query) or die (mysql_error());
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);
if($num == 0) {
die("There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...");
} else{
$i=0;
while($i<$num){
	$first=mysql_result($result,$i,"First_Name");
	$last=mysql_result($result,$i,"Last_Name");
	$cell=mysql_result($result,$i,"Phone_Number");
	$email=mysql_result($result,$i,"Email");
	echo("<b>$first $last</b><br>Cell: $cell<br>Email: $email<br><hr><br>");
	++$i;
}
}
}
?>

haku · January 22, 2009

Get rid of those @ characters in your code. They suppress errors. Suppressing errors means you can't see what and where the errors are. Particularly this:

@mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");

You are telling it to suppress the error, then to give an error if it doesn't work. But you won't see the error unless you remove the @ mark.

Using @ is sloppy programming, except for very few cases where its necessary. They are the exception though, and don't pertain to this code.

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

thank you, I did that now... im still left with absolutely nothing though... :'( :'( :'(

haku · January 22, 2009

Post your code again as it is now.

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

here you go.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
  <TITLE>My Search</TITLE>
  <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
  <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
  <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
  <FORM METHOD="get" action="search.php">
   <P>Please enter your search words here and specify the type of data you input: <INPUT type="text" name="search" size=30 maxlength=70>
    <SELECT name="type" size="1">
     <OPTION value="Name">Name</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Cell">Cell Phone Number</OPTION>
 <OPTION value="Email">Email</OPTION>
    </SELECT>
   </P>
   <INPUT type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
  </FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<?
if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit") {
//Connect to database//
$username="mekam2_kai";
$password="753159";
$database="mekam2_kai1";
mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password)or die("I couldnt connect, sir. By the way, am I being paid for acting like a personal butler?");
mysql_select_db($database)or die("The database you are trying to access is currently unavailable. Curious...");
//Retrieve variables from HTML form
$search=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['search']));
$type=trim(mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['type']));
//Create MySQL query//
if($search == "") {
die("Please enter a search.");
} else if($type == "Name") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE First_Name LIKE '$search' OR Last_Name LIKE '$search'";
} else if($type == "Cell") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Phone_Number LIKE '$search'";
} else if($type == "Email") {
$query="SELECT * FROM TEST1_contacts WHERE Email LIKE '$search'";
} else{
die("Congratulations -- you achieved the impossible rating of hacker. How else did I receive an inaccurate data type, hmm?");
}
echo $search;
//Search Results//
$result=mysql_query($query) or die (mysql_error());
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);
if($num == 0) {
die("There seems to be no records matching your search. Interesting...");
} else{
$i=0;
while($i<$num){
	$first=mysql_result($result,$i,"First_Name");
	$last=mysql_result($result,$i,"Last_Name");
	$cell=mysql_result($result,$i,"Phone_Number");
	$email=mysql_result($result,$i,"Email");
	echo("<b>$first $last</b><br>Cell: $cell<br>Email: $email<br><hr><br>");
	++$i;
}
}
}
?>

haku · January 22, 2009

First:

You should use <?php instead of <?. Some servers won't accept the short tag, and occasionally servers will change their settings to not accept the short tag, and all of a sudden your scripts stop working for some unexplained reasoning.

Second:

Is this:

echo $search;

not echoing anything?

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

echo $search;

is not echoing a thing.

haku · January 22, 2009

Directly after this code:

if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit") {

add this:

die("entered if statement");

and run the code. Your script should die with that text on the screen. Let us know what happens.

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

that must be the source of my problem. I still get absolutely nothing. Any suggestions on how to fix that?

haku · January 22, 2009

Your 'if' loop isn't being entered. So there is a problem with this code:

if(isset($_GET['submit']) && $_GET['submit'] == "Submit") {

You must not be setting submit=Submit in the URL.

Are you sure you don't want that to read $_POST['submit']? Your submit button will have to have a value of submit for this to work. Or maybe you forgot to capitalize Submit in the URL.

kaimason1 · January 22, 2009

Well... truth be told, i don't know. I included my HTML in the same document, and i have been entering my searches using that.

kaimason1 · January 23, 2009

I don't know what happened, but now it's telling me it entered the if statement AND THE SEARCH WORKED!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!

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