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[SOLVED] Searching mySQL DB


Kasuke_Akira

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I don't know how to search fields for specific things.

 

Here are 4 entries in a database all under the column "name":

 

Shock

Barbed Shocker

Shockwave

Sudden Shock

 

I need to know a few things:

 

If I were to have a textbox to set search stipulations, what would my query string look like to get all of these entries to show up if I simply typed "Shock" in the textbox?  Basically, how do I get PHP/mySQl to search for something in a field, even if it isn't exact, but just contains those letters somewhere?

 

Also, how would I make it limited to matching exactly how it is typed in the textbox (just the letters, not case-sensitive).  So if "Shock" is typed in the textbox, only the "Shock" entry would be returned.

 

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