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Asked: 2026-06-01T20:02:09+00:00

I was asked to create a companies search on our database using phone number

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I was asked to create a companies search on our database using phone number or a name. The problem is they both are in the same text box like so:

<input type="text" name = "nameOrPhone" />

So I need to use this parameter to make the search look like this:

SELECT * FROM table WHERE name LIKE '$nameOrPhone%' OR phone LIKE $nameOrPhone%

I get a syntax error from MySql.

The problem is i want to use this to search in two columns. Any ideas how to fix that?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Look at the highlighting it is showing your problem. You forgot to put quotes around it.
    This is what you are probably looking for:

    SELECT * FROM table WHERE name LIKE '$nameOrPhone%' OR phone LIKE '$nameOrPhone%'
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