PHP/mySQL - using result from 'CONCAT' and 'AS' in 'LIKE' clause
- by Phil Jackson
Hi I have the following code;
if( ! empty( $post['search-bar'] ) ) {
$search_data = preg_replace("#\s\s#is", '', preg_replace("#[^\w\d\s+]#is", '', $post['search-bar'] ) );
$data_array = explode( " ", $search_data );
$data_array = "'%" . implode( "%' OR '%", $data_array ) . "%'";
$query = "SELECT CONCAT( PROFILE_PROFFESION, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, DISPLAY_NAME) AS 'STRING' FROM `" . ACCOUNT_TABLE . "` WHERE STRING LIKE ( " . $data_array . " ) AND BUSINESS_POST_CODE LIKE '" . substr(P_BUSINESS_POST_CODE, 0, 4) . "%'";
$q = mysql_query( $query, $CON ) or die( "_error_" . mysql_error() );
if( mysql_num_rows( $q ) != 0 ) {
die();
}
}
Problem is I want to use the temp col 'STRING' in the where clause but is returning 'unknown coloumn STRING Can any one point me in the right direction, regards Phil
