Filtering search results PHP - php

Question

I'm trying to give a user the ability to filter search results by ascending or descending order. It isn't working.
I think it is an issue with my select or post method or something.
What could be the reason why it isn't working?
<?php
$search = "";
if(isset($_POST["search"])){
$search = $_POST["search"];
$Ascending= $_POST["Sort By"];
$Descending= $_POST["Sort By"];
}
?>
<form method="POST">
<input type="text" name="search" placeholder="Search for Question"
value="<?php echo $search;?>"/>
<label for="Sort">SortBy:</label>
<select id="SortBy" name="Sort By">
<option value="Ascending">Ascending Order</option>
<option value="Descending">Descending Order</option>
<input type="submit"
</select>
</form>
<?php
if(isset($Ascending)) {
if (isset($search)) {
require("common.inc.php");
$query = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . "/queries/SearchTableASC.sql");
if (isset($query) && !empty($query)) {
try {
$stmt = getDB()->prepare($query);
//Note: With a LIKE query, we must pass the % during the mapping
$stmt->execute([":question" => $search]);
//Note the fetchAll(), we need to use it over fetch() if we expect >1 record
$results = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
}
}
}
if(isset($Descending)){
if (isset($search)) {
require("common.inc.php");
$query = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . "/queries/DescendingOrder.sql.sql");
if (isset($query) && !empty($query)) {
try {
$stmt = getDB()->prepare($query);
//Note: With a LIKE query, we must pass the % during the mapping
$stmt->execute([":question" => $search]);
//Note the fetchAll(), we need to use it over fetch() if we expect >1 record
$results = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
}
}
}
?>
<!--This part will introduce us to PHP templating,
note the structure and the ":" -->
<!-- note how we must close each check we're doing as well-->
<?php if(isset($results) && count($results) > 0):?>
<p>This shows when we have results</p>
<ul>
<!-- Here we'll loop over all our results and reuse a specific template for each iteration,
we're also using our helper function to safely return a value based on our key/column name.-->
<?php foreach($results as $row):?>
<li>
<?php echo get($row, "question")?>
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</li>
<?php endforeach;?>
</ul>
<?php else:?>
<p>This shows when we don't have results</p>
<?php endif;?>

Answer 1

You are not using the incoming parameters correctly:
$Ascending= $_POST["Sort By"];
$Descending= $_POST["Sort By"];
Here you set ascending and descending to the same value.
You should do something like:
$ascOrDec = $_POST['Sort By'];
And than check the value of $ascOrDec before you choose your query.