PHP-MySQL product search tool with list menu

[ak1dnar]

Hi,
I am developing a PHP web site that uses a search tool in it. I’ll brief it like this,
In the form user will first select Type of the computer (Laptop, desktop or all), then user will select the Brand that he/she expected and also the color or all , if the criteria is matched with the records in the table result should display.

Some times user will select type of the computer and here after by skipping the brand he/she will select the color in that case all brand should display, with specified type and color.

Is any one has completed such a tool pls submit your result back to me.
Pls refer to the Coding HTML / SQL.
Thanks,

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HTML coding:
[HTML]
<form id="form" name="form" method="post" action = "" >

<select name="type">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Type</option>
<option value="desktop" >Desktop</option>
<option value="laptop"> Laptop</option>
<option value="all">All Types</option>
</select>

<select name="brand">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Brand</option>
<option value="intel">I ntel</option>
<option value="ibm">IBM </option>
<option value="amd">AMD </option>
<option value="toshiba" >Toshiba</option>
<option value="all">All Brands</option>

</select>

<select name="color">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Color</option>
<option value="black">B lack</option>
<option value="white">W hite</option>
<option value="Silver"> Silver</option>
<option value="all">All Colors</option>
</select>

</form>
[/HTML]

My SQL Code

create table products
(
p_id int not null primary key,
p_brand char (15) not null,
p_color char (10) not null,
p_type char (10) not null
)


insert `products` (p_id,p_brand,p_color,p_type)values ('1001','IBM','Black','Laptop')
insert `products` (p_id,p_brand,p_color,p_type)values ('1002','Intel','white','Desktop')
insert `products` (p_id,p_brand,p_color,p_type)values ('1003','Toshiba','Silver','Laptop')
insert `products` (p_id,p_brand,p_color,p_type)values ('1004','Intel','Black','Desktop')
insert `products` (p_id,p_brand,p_color,p_type)values ('1005','AMD','white','Laptop')

[BeRtjh]

you might want to use

OnChange="location.php"

[HTML]
<form id="form" name="form" method="post" action = "" OnChange="locat ion.php">

<select name="type">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Type</option>
<option value="desktop" >Desktop</option>
<option value="laptop"> Laptop</option>
<option value="all">All Types</option>
</select>

<select name="brand">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Brand</option>
<option value="intel">I ntel</option>
<option value="ibm">IBM </option>
<option value="amd">AMD </option>
<option value="toshiba" >Toshiba</option>
<option value="all">All Brands</option>
</select>

<select name="color">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Color</option>
<option value="black">B lack</option>
<option value="white">W hite</option>
<option value="Silver"> Silver</option>
<option value="all">All Colors</option>
</select>

</form>[/HTML]

[ronverdonk]

How do you intend to let the user start the search by clicking a search or something button, i.e. how do you submit your form to the backend process?

Ronald :cool:

[ak1dnar]

you might want to use

OnChange="location.php"

[HTML]
<form id="form" name="form" method="post" action = "" OnChange="locat ion.php">

<select name="type">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Type</option>
<option value="desktop" >Desktop</option>
<option value="laptop"> Laptop</option>
<option value="all">All Types</option>
</select>

<select name="brand">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Brand</option>
<option value="intel">I ntel</option>
<option value="ibm">IBM </option>
<option value="amd">AMD </option>
<option value="toshiba" >Toshiba</option>
<option value="all">All Brands</option>
</select>

<select name="color">
<option selected="selec ted">Select Product Color</option>
<option value="black">B lack</option>
<option value="white">W hite</option>
<option value="Silver"> Silver</option>
<option value="all">All Colors</option>
</select>

</form>[/HTML]

Thank you This Not the thing what i need ! I am Not a newbie for PHP.

[ak1dnar]

How do you intend to let the user start the search by clicking a search or something button, i.e. how do you submit your form to the backend process?

Ronald :cool:

I can pass the HTML data for process it, Sorry I didn't put entire
Form here and also i didn't put my PHP script also.

ok pls take a look at for this.

[PHP]
<?php

$con = mysql_connect(' localhost', 'user', 'pwd') or die
("Could not connect to the Database");
mysql_select_db ('myDB', $con) or die (mysql_error()) ;

if ($_POST['search'])/* we will assume there is a Button Named search*/
{//main if

$type = $_POST['type'];
$brand = $_POST['brand'];
$color = $_POST['color'];

/* Here I will Get the Form Data to PHP script
Then I want pass it to the MySQL table see my SQL script
*/

/* what should be the most suitable tech for write down the
SQL statement based on the search criteria;
If the user is selecting proper value from the all the menus Like
Laptop , IBM, white No matter I can go for like this;
*/
$sql ="select * from products where
p_type = '$type' AND p_brand = '$brand' AND p_brand = '$brand'
GROUP by p_id Order by p_id asc”;

/* I thing u got the Idea; But what will happen when some one
select this criteria ;
All from Type, IBM , white
How to change my SQL var again and again for this?
*/

$result=mysql_q uery($sql) or die("Error select statement : " . mysql_error());
if (mysql_num_rows ($result) == 0)
{
echo "No Maching Result Found for your Criteria!!!";
}
else
{
// I can show the result as I need Dont worry about this
}

[/PHP]

I didnt debug it some times there might be syntax errors.Thanks

[ronverdonk]

Too many errors there. This will work. I added the submit form so you can test it out for yourself.

A.PHP:
=====[html]<form method="post" action="b.php">
type <input type="text" name="type" /><br />
brand<input type="text" name="brand" /><br />
color<input type="text" name="color" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="send it" />
</form>[/html]B.PHP:
======[php]<?php
$string = array();
$where = "";
if (isset($_POST['type']) AND !empty($_POST['type']) )
$string[] = " p_type = '".$_POST['type']."' ";
if (isset($_POST['brand']) AND !empty($_POST['brand']) )
$string[] = " p_brand = '".$_POST['brand']."' ";
if (isset($_POST['color']) AND !empty($_POST['color']) ) {
$color = $_POST['color'];
$string[] = " p_color = '".$_POST['color']."' ";
}
// setup the WHERE strings
if (!empty($string ))
$where = " WHERE ".implode("AND" , $string);

$sql="SELECT * FROM products $where GROUP BY p_id ORDER BY p_id asc ";
echo $sql;
?>[/php]
Ronald :cool:

[ak1dnar]

Too many errors there. This will work. I added the submit form so you can test it out for yourself.

A.PHP:
=====[html]<form method="post" action="b.php">
type <input type="text" name="type" /><br />
brand<input type="text" name="brand" /><br />
color<input type="text" name="color" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="send it" />
</form>[/html]B.PHP:
======[php]<?php
$string = array();
$where = "";
if (isset($_POST['type']) AND !empty($_POST['type']) )
$string[] = " p_type = '".$_POST['type']."' ";
if (isset($_POST['brand']) AND !empty($_POST['brand']) )
$string[] = " p_brand = '".$_POST['brand']."' ";
if (isset($_POST['color']) AND !empty($_POST['color']) ) {
$color = $_POST['color'];
$string[] = " p_color = '".$_POST['color']."' ";
}
// setup the WHERE strings
if (!empty($string ))
$where = " WHERE ".implode("AND" , $string);

$sql="SELECT * FROM products $where GROUP BY p_id ORDER BY p_id asc ";
echo $sql;
?>[/php]
Ronald :cool:

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Thank you very much Ronald.

But,My Search tool is based on List menus.But your one is based on Text Input boxes.

This is Not my requirement anyway thanks, I'll Try to Make it based on your Post.Thank you once again that technique is cool.

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