PHP GET Search Select

Simple PHP and MySQL project showing how search works with the GET method.

Description

This project is a basic example of searching books using PHP, MySQL and GET parameters.

The search form allows users to search books by text and filter them by genre using a select dropdown.

The main search logic is stored in functions.php.

Features

• Search using GET method
• Search books by title or author
• Filter books by genre
• Genre select dropdown
• Results displayed in a table
• Simple PDO database connection
• Search function in functions.php
• Basic CSS styling

Technologies

• PHP
• MySQL
• HTML
• CSS
• PDO
• MAMP

Main Files

• index.php
• functions.php
• db.php
• database.sql
• style.css

Example URL

index.php?search=harry&genre_id=1

Purpose

This project was created as a simple school example to show how GET search and select filters work in PHP.