MYSQL match against query in PHP

Question

I want to use the MATCH AGAINST query instead of like. I want to search in my database for a certain value whose attribute is not specified (like WHERE id = 2045). I have a search bar like google in my site and I want to write for example: 2045 or John and this gives me all about it. I dont want to search only for years ou names. I already have this for a specific attribute as name:

$name = $_POST["name"];

$sql="SELECT id, name, city FROM student WHERE name LIKE '".$name."%'";

But what I want is something with the MATCH AGAINST query. I don't know how to do that... This is what I have:

$sql ="SELECT id, name, city FROM student WHERE MATCH(id, name, city) AGAINST ('".$name."%')";

Here, I want my $name to be something random that I wrote in my search bar. Thank you

Answer 1

Do you've any specific reason not using multipe LIKE with OR ?

$name = $_POST["name"];
$sql="SELECT id, name, city FROM student 
     WHERE id LIKE '".$name."%'" OR
           name LIKE '".$name."%'" OR
           city LIKE '".$name."%'";

Another way to do it using CONCAT() ,

$sql="SELECT id, name, city FROM student WHERE CONCAT(id,name,city) LIKE '".$name."%'";