php - Make the results from a mysql database search selectable -


i have database containing stock items , webpage allows search through database item type or specific item number. results returned , displayed in table under search form.

currently saving results of mysql query array, , printing results of array table.

how can make result selectable , have button such 'add' allow me retrieve information database based on selected item.

edit -

<?php require("header.php"); if(isset($_request['searching'])){ //check if form has been submitted connect('final');//connect db //set values search form $field = $_post['field']; $query = $_post['query'];       $query = htmlspecialchars($query); // stop html characters     $query = mysql_real_escape_string($query); //stop sql injection       $data = mysql_query("select *      stock       stock.part_number in (select stock.part_number      stock      upper(stock.$field) like'%$query%')") ;//query db search field in colleumn selected//       //$data = mysql_query("select * customer inner join address on customer.id = address.customer_id left outer join sites on address.id = sites.address_id upper(customer.$field) like'%$query%'") ;      if($data === false) {     $error = 'query error:'.mysql_error();     echo $error;     }     else     {      $test = array();     $colnames = array();     while($results = mysql_fetch_assoc($data)){// puts data database array, loops until no more      $test[] = $results;          }     $colnames = array_keys(reset($test));           $anymatches=mysql_num_rows($data); //checks if querys returned results             if ($anymatches == 0)                      {                          echo "sorry, can not find entry match query<br><br>";                      }       }  

then below in html form create table , have

<?php    //print header    foreach($colnames $colname)    {       echo "<th>$colname</th>";    } ?> 

and

<?php    //print rows    foreach($test $results)    {       echo "<tr>";       foreach($colnames $colname)       {          echo "<td>".$results[$colname]."</td>";       }       echo "</tr>";    } ?>     

i wasn't sure start try checkbox method.

well, there many ways adjust search user's liking.

the basic solution requires php , html have checkboxes @ cells want use filter.

then can add new parts old mysql-command and-connection. e.g. checkbox "name"-column next search show entries checked names.

<input type="checkbox" name="names[]" id="chwalter" value="walter" /> <label for="chwalter">chwalter</label>

when posted run through checkbox-array loop , add like

" , name '".$_get['names'][$i]."'".

note using groups checkboxes give array of activated element's values.

of course modify how checked checkbox alters request... removing filters, use regular expressions on request-string.

a nicer solution using javascript. e.g. use hidden checkboxes checked click on table-cells.

or use javascript filter elements! using classes ,

document.getelementsbyclassname['class']

will lighten server-traffic , speed request. that, recommend use class each row (row1, row2, etc.) , 1 each column (name, id, etc. ). when click on field, elements of same column class , loop through them.

if content mismatches, go through row-class , set css-attribtue "display:none"... if use table-layout can replace use of row-classes

this.parentnode.style.display="none" 

to disable row (<tr>-tag).

otherwise remove css again show them.

the disadvantage is, reduced result shown user, using reduced version again on server site, need map result again checkboxes or maybe hidden fields , send again.


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