PHP MySQL select 2 columns where 1 column

Question

im trying to select * from table1 where forename, surname = 'Joe Bloggs'

obviously forename and surname are 2 different columns in table one but im getting errors when i run this SQL code:

SELECT * from table1 where forename, surname = 'Joe Bloggs'

Any ideas on what i can do?

Answer 1

maybe you mean

SELECT * from table1 where CONCAT_WS(' ',forename, surname) = 'Joe Bloggs'

OR

SELECT * from table1 where 'Joe Bloggs' IN (forename, surname)

OR

SELECT * from table1 where forename = 'Joe' AND surname = 'Bloggs'