SQL statement is ignoring where parameter

Question

SELECT * FROM people 
WHERE
university=\'2\' 
AND MATCH (lname,fname) AGAINST (\'+massive\' IN BOOLEAN MODE) 
OR (fname LIKE \'%box%\' OR lname LIKE \'%box%\') 


        

Answer 1

Fix your parentheses

SELECT * FROM people 
WHERE
    university='2' 
    AND (MATCH (lname,fname) AGAINST ('+massive' IN BOOLEAN MODE) 
         OR fname LIKE '%box%' 
         OR lname LIKE '%box%') 

AND has higher precedence than OR, so university = '2' was only being combined with MATCH, not with the fname/lname tests.