Error in multyple table data search

[rjony321]

Hello,I cant access my two table date together in one search option.like table name: name_search & skill_search.here is the code.please check it and if possible solve it.

<?php 
    $connect=mysql_connect('localhost','root','');
    $mysql_db=mysql_select_db('my_database',$connect) or die(mysql_error());

if (isset($_POST['search_name']) && isset($_POST['search_skill']))
{
 $search_name= $_POST['search_name'];    
 $search_skill= $_POST['search_skill'];
  if(!empty($search_name) && !empty($search_skill)){

    if(strlen($search_name,$search_skill)>=4){


  $query = "SELECT name FROM name_search WHERE name LIKE '%".mysql_real_escape_string($search_name)."%'" AND "SELECT skill FROM skill_srch WHERE name LIKE '%".mysql_real_escape_string($search_skill)."%'" ;   // table name: name_search and skill_srch  //
  $query_run= mysql_query($query);

  $query_num_rows=mysql_num_rows($query_run);

 if($query_num_rows>=1)
 {
    echo $query_num_rows.' Result Found:<br/>';
 while ($query_row=mysql_fetch_assoc($query_run)){
    echo $query_row['name'].'<br/>';
 }
 }
 else
 {
    echo 'Not found';
   }
     }
     else {
        echo 'Please Character must be more then 5 keywords';
     }
     }
 }
?>

<form action="<?php $current_file; ?> "method="POST">
<input type="test" name="search_name">
<input type="submit" value="search">
</form>

[broj1]

Are the two tables somehow related? If yes you can JOIN them and search for both terms. Without knowing the structure of the tables it is hard to tell more.

[ehpratah]

you can also use UNION but as broj1 said without knowing the structure of your table its hard to tell..geez i just repeat what broj1 said..anyway you can use either of this..

The UNION structure should see you right:

$search = '%' . mysql_real_escape_string($searchname) . '%';
$result = mysql_query("(SELECT name AS searchout FROM name_search WHERE name LIKE '$search') UNION (SELECT skill AS searchout FROM skill_srch WHERE name LIKE '$search')");

I think. The UNION requires identical fieldnames in both queries.