ajg199 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Keep getting the error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /var/www/html/sship/search.php on line 21 Thank you for any help! AJ <html> <h2>Search</h2> <form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>"> Search for: <input type="text" name="formfind" /> in <Select NAME="formfield"> <Option VALUE="SCHOL_NAME">Name</option> <Option VALUE="UWM_SCHOOL">School</option> <Option VALUE="AMT">Amount</option> <Option VALUE="REQ">Requirements</option> <Option VALUE="DLINE">Deadline</option> <Option VALUE="CONTACT_NAME">Contact</option> </Select> <input type="hidden" name="searching" value="yes" /> <input type="submit" name="search" value="Search" /> </form> </html> <? require_once ('mysql_connect.php'); //This is only displayed if they have submitted the form $find = (_$POST['formfield']); if ((_POST['$searching']) =="yes") { echo "<h2>Results</h2><p>"; //If they did not enter a search term we give them an error if ($find == "") { echo "<p>You forgot to enter a search term"; exit; } // We preform a bit of filtering $find = strtoupper($find); $find = strip_tags($find); $find = trim ($find); //Now we search for our search term, in the field the user specified $data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM sship WHERE upper($field) LIKE '%$find%'"); //And we display the results while($result = mysql_fetch_array( $data, MYSQL_ASSOC )) { echo $result['SCHOL_NAME ']; echo " "; echo $result['UWM_SCHOOL']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['AMT']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['REQ']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['DLINE']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['CONTACT_NAME']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['CONTACT_PH']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['CONTACT_EMAIL']; echo "<br>"; echo $result['WEBSITE']; echo "<br>"; echo "<br>"; } //This counts the number or results - and if there wasn't any it gives them a little message explaining that $anymatches=mysql_num_rows($data); if ($anymatches == 0) { echo "Sorry, but we can not find an entry to match your query<br><br>"; } //And we remind them what they searched for echo "<b>Searched For:</b> " .$find; } ?> EDITED BY WILDTEEN88: Please use code tags ( ) when posting code Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/156008-solved-php-search-function-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadus Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 $find = (_$POST['formfield']); It should be: $find = ($_POST['formfield']); Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/156008-solved-php-search-function-help/#findComment-821279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 $find = ($_POST['formfield']); if (($_POST['$searching']) =="yes") { Missing the $ before _POST Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/156008-solved-php-search-function-help/#findComment-821280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg199 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Thanks! knew it was something simple... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/156008-solved-php-search-function-help/#findComment-821325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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