A couple of possibilities are: Store search criteria (form entries) in MySQL Store query string in MySQL If the user has to log-in then the MySQL table would be keyed on the user_id or similar. If the user does not have to log-in then you will most likely need to store something in a client-side cookie that references the saved query details. On one of my sites I allow users to either build a query via a step-by-step procedure or manually enter a query statement. It is the statement that I store in the database together with a name they supply and their user id. This allows the user to save multiple queries and recall them at a later date by a name that they supplied. HTH Graham > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Felenstein [mailto:stuart4m@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 15 November 2004 09:10 > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Database search logic question > > > For those who recognize this topic from me and perhaps > are sick of it , my apologies :) > > This is actually a different question more about logic > then syntax or functionality. > > One of the uses of my search form is that users may > save their search parameters. Typical benefits, they > don't have to re-enter all the criteria. Hitting one > link or receiving an email can get them the results > they need. > > The way I was approaching this was to grab the url, > the part after the ? , so not the referer. Whatever > the second part is called. > Only now that I've created a search and results page > via Post method, of course there is nothing going to > the URL. I'm wondering at this point if I should > create a way to let users save their search > parameters, by grabbing the variables and storing them > as an array in the database or go back to the URL > method. > > Curious if anyone sees benefits or negatives with > either. > > Stuart > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
