In the simplest design, a “search and display results” only involves 2 steps. Create a simple HTML search form – With a text box, submit button, and pointed to a PHP search script. In the PHP search script, do a SELECT * FROM `TABLE` WHERE `FIELD` LIKE ‘%SEARCH%’ SQL query and output the results in HTML.

SQL stand for structured query language. It is just a syntax created to select, update, delete and insert data into a relational database system, such as MySQL, MariaDB. Create a folder by the name of sql_basics in our PHP project and then Create a file by the name of insert_data.

MySQL – SEARCH Form with HTML and PHP

1. Simple Search Form Project.
2. search.html Search
3. phpSearch.php.
4. Option Box Search Form Project.

The highlight_string() function outputs a string with the PHP syntax highlighted. The string is highlighted by using HTML tags. The colors used for syntax highlighting can be set in the php. ini file or with the ini_set() function.

PHP mysqli_query function The mysqli_query function is used to execute SQL queries. The function can be used to execute the following query types; Insert.

Create a folder in your server directory and two files: index.php and search.php (actually we can do all this just with one file, but let’s use two, it will be easier) Fill them with default html markup, doctype, head, etc. Create a form with search field and submit button in index.php, you can use GET or POST method, set action to search.php.

When you merely intend to “read” data (SELECT/search) on the server side, you should use $_GET. (of course, I mean that you should adjust the form methodto suit this advice too)

In the PHP search script, do a SELECT * FROM `TABLE` WHERE `FIELD` LIKE ‘%SEARCH%’ SQL query and output the results in HTML. But just how is this done exactly? Let us walk through an example in this guide – Read on!