Recordset Query using $_GET variables

Question

I have created a user search form and a results page for querying a database. The query works perfect if the user enters in search criteria perfectly (passing variables using PHP). My question is: How can I make the SQL code query based on user input if it is not exactly what is in the database? I tried using the LIKE function with bookName but it does not work. Any help would be appreciative.

SELECT *
FROM book
WHERE authFName = colname OR authLName = varauthLName OR ISBN = varISBN OR bookName LIKE
varbookName OR Class_classNbr = varclassNumber
ORDER BY authLName ASC

Answer 1

Try using '%' with the "Like" command. It works like a wildcard.

As :

LIKE '%varbookName%'