simple search

[canujus]

Please help i have dreamweaver mx and mysql,php4,apache.
i need to make a search page that a person adds keywords and it searches 1
table with the details .i can do the form for the search but is it post or get.
for the results page what is the coding or the filtering that i need

thanks
steve the newbie

[gareth]

I would use the POST method for the form (GET sends the data through URL,
and this can easily be manipulated by the user, and there is a limit to how
much data can be sent).

Use the recordset builder in simple mode, and check the $_POST array for the
data sent through the form.


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