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I do not see any search results. Please see code below. I am trying to do a simple database search. I need to display the search results on the same page as my search text field.

I am using POST method.

Do I need to put anything in the Form URL fields? They are both empty right now.

I will appreciate much. I have been struggling with this for a while now.

Is there a tutorial available for a Simple Search form in Chronoform? I have been trying to locate one.

On Submit Code

<?php echo $PHP_SELF;?>

Form HTML

<h2>Search</h2> 
Seach for: <input type="text" name="find" /> in 
<Select NAME="field">
<Option VALUE="Fname">First Name</option>
<Option VALUE="Lname">Last Name</option>
</Select>
<input type="hidden" name="searching" value="yes" />
<input type="submit" name="search" value="Search" />
<? 
//This is only displayed if they have submitted the form 
if ($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; 
} 

// Otherwise we connect to our Database 
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", ""«») or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("joomla15"«») or die(mysql_error()); 

// We preform a bit of filtering 
$find = strtoupper($find); 
$find = strip_tags($find); 
$find = trim ($find); 

echo $find;

//Now we search for our search term, in the field the user specified 
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM jos_chronoforms_1 WHERE Fname like 'a%'"«»); 

//And we display the results 
while($result = mysql_fetch_array( $data )) 
{ 
echo $result['Fname']; 
echo " "; 
echo $result['Lname']; 
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; 
} 
?>

<br><br>Post edited by: GreyHead, at: 2008/04/16 12:54

Hi Rohit,

Quick and incomplete answer:

This code

 <h2>Search</h2> 
Seach for: <input type="text" name="find" /> in 
<Select NAME="field">
<Option VALUE="Fname">First Name</option>
<Option VALUE="Lname">Last Name</option>
</Select>
<input type="hidden" name="searching" value="yes" />
<input type="submit" name="search" value="Search" />

needs to stay in the HTML Code box. And this code:

<? 
//This is only displayed if they have submitted the form 
if ($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; 
} 

// Otherwise we connect to our Database 
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", ""«») or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("joomla15"«») or die(mysql_error()); 

// We preform a bit of filtering 
$find = strtoupper($find); 
$find = strip_tags($find); 
$find = trim ($find); 

echo $find;

//Now we search for our search term, in the field the user specified 
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM jos_chronoforms_1 WHERE Fname like 'a%'"«»); 

//And we display the results 
while($result = mysql_fetch_array( $data )) 
{ 
echo $result['Fname']; 
echo " "; 
echo $result['Lname']; 
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; 
} 
?>

in the OnSubmit after email box. But there is no such variable as $searching, you need to set it from the form results in the $_POST array:

$searching = $_POST['searching'];

I'd also suggest that you use the Joomla database code, you can find an example in the Autogenerated box of any form that has a table created.

Bob