PHP PDO search for a value in two or more columns using one string

Question

When I want to find a value from a row using PDO I use the following method:

//Search whether user exists
$sqlQueryEmailLogin = $dbh->prepare(\"SELECT ven         


        

Answer 1

That's what I'm using

$sql = "SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id = :id AND status = :status"; 
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute(array(':id' => $id , ':status' => $status));

Answer 2

You should use OR instead of AND. That way, you will get all rows that match either by id or by status.

SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id = ? OR status = ?

Answer 3

You could simplify it by using the method described by @gbestard. But you should also do this:

$search = 'asdf'; // fill this with your form input

$sql = "SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id = :id OR status = :status"; 
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute(array(
    ':id'     => $search, 
    ':status' => $search,
));

Notice the change to OR in the query, and supplying the $search multiple times...

Answer 4

Try the following

$sql = "SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id = :id AND status = :status";
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindValue(':id', $id); 
$stmt->bindValue(':status', $status); 
$stmt->execute();

See docs http://php.net/manual/en/pdostatement.bindvalue.php