Select items from various sources, and order by date

Question

I would like to achieve the followings but is having difficulties: 1) Select an item from either one of two query (item_title, or item__keywords), in the sense that when the use

Answer 1

OR separates whole clauses, not 2 fields. Try this instead:

SELECT * 
    FROM items 
    WHERE item_title LIKE '%search_query%' 
        OR item_keywords LIKE '%search_query%' 
    ORDER BY course_date