MySQL query not working while using php variable in where clause

Question

I\'m new to PHP and MySQL. I am trying to make a simple search form using which I would want to show the results from the database based on the input text entered in the form. M

Answer 1

$query = "SELECT * FROM `cats` WHERE name='" . $name . "'";

or without concatenation

$query = "SELECT * FROM `cats` WHERE name='$name'";