Question

I need to search in the hostel table .

structure:

CREATE TABLE hostel( 
p_id VARCHAR(5) NOT NULL,
hostel VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
address VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
PRIMARY KEY(p_id));

I have inserted searched word in $word

select * from hostel where hostel like '%$word%'

Will below query work? I need to search in both “hostel” and “address” column

select * from hostel where hostel like '%$word%' AND address like '%$word%'

Answer 1

select * from hostel where hostel like '%$word%' OR address like '%$word%'

will bring better results