The easiest way to do this is probably to modify the existing merchants.php and brands.php to look for a query parameter ("q"), and if it exists, modify the SQL to only select items matching the search term.
For example, at the top of merchants.php is this line:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` ORDER BY merchant";
If you change that as follows:
if ($_GET["q"])
{
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` WHERE merchant LIKE '%".database_safe($_GET["q"])."%' ORDER BY merchant";
}
else
{
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` ORDER BY merchant";
}
...you can now pass ?q=Dixons (for example) just to show merchants matching the query. A search box to utilise this is straight forward - almost identical to the main search box with the exception of the "action" attribute of the form, and the search box title - for example:
If you do not have $config_useRewrite set to true in your config.php, you would need to change "merchant/" in the action='' attribute in the above code to "merchants.php". This is because when $config_useRewrite is set to true it expects merchant/ to be in the address bar already.
Almost the same for brands, the SQL modification required is as follows, from:
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` ORDER BY brand";
to:
if ($_GET["q"])
{
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` WHERE brand LIKE '%".database_safe($_GET["q"])."%' ORDER BY brand";
}
else
{
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` ORDER BY brand";
}
...and of course form submitting to brand/ or brands.php as required.
Hi Clare,
The easiest way to do this is probably to modify the existing merchants.php and brands.php to look for a query parameter ("q"), and if it exists, modify the SQL to only select items matching the search term.
For example, at the top of merchants.php is this line:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` ORDER BY merchant";If you change that as follows:
if ($_GET["q"]){
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` WHERE merchant LIKE '%".database_safe($_GET["q"])."%' ORDER BY merchant";
}
else
{
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."feeds` ORDER BY merchant";
}
...you can now pass ?q=Dixons (for example) just to show merchants matching the query. A search box to utilise this is straight forward - almost identical to the main search box with the exception of the "action" attribute of the form, and the search box title - for example:
<div class='searchform'><form name='search' action='<?php print $config_baseHREF ?>merchant/'>
<input type='text' name='q' size='35' value='<?php print (isset($q)?$q:""); ?>' />
<input type='submit' value='Search Merchants' />
</form>
</div>
If you do not have $config_useRewrite set to true in your config.php, you would need to change "merchant/" in the action='' attribute in the above code to "merchants.php". This is because when $config_useRewrite is set to true it expects merchant/ to be in the address bar already.
Almost the same for brands, the SQL modification required is as follows, from:
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` ORDER BY brand";to:
if ($_GET["q"]){
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` WHERE brand LIKE '%".database_safe($_GET["q"])."%' ORDER BY brand";
}
else
{
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT(brand) as brand FROM `".$config_databaseTablePrefix."products` ORDER BY brand";
}
...and of course form submitting to brand/ or brands.php as required.
Cheers,
David.