search.php
$text = $mysqli->$_POST['term'];
$query = "SELECT name FROM males WHERE name LIKE '%" . $text . "%' ORDER BY name ASC";
$result = $mysqli->query($query);
$json = '[';
$first = true;
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc())
{
if (!$first) { $json .= ','; } else { $first = false; }
$json .= '{"value":"'.$row['name'].'"}';
}
$json .= ']';
echo $json;
index.php
1) HTML
<body>
Text: <input type="text" id="autocomplete" />
</body>
2) jQuery
$( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete({
source: function(request, response) {
$.ajax({ url: "http://localhost/testing/auto/search.php",
data: { term: $("#autocomplete").val()},
dataType: "json",
type: "POST",
success: function(data){
response(data);
}
});
},
minLength: 2
});
When I type 2 letters, it gives me all the names in my database even if these two letters do not match any of the names.
How does that happen and how do I fix it?
Looks like my comment worked as an answer, hence this answer.
What does
$mysqli->$_POST['term']do? I think you should have$text = $_POST['term'];. This should work.