Making a search engine using PDO/PHP - php

Question

I'm trying to write a search engine using pdo/php but I am a beginner still in programming and I need ur help!
The search engine's results should be displayed on the same page as the engine. (preferably in a table)
I have been trying to play with various MySql scripts I got from tutorials and w3schools.com but I can't figure this out:
How do I write the piece of code that makes my search.php select from my DB_table what is being searched for in the search engine?
Been trying this last time using mysql :
<form action='./search.php' method='get'>
<input type='text' name='k' size='50' value='<?php echo $_GET['k']; ?>' />
<input type='submit' value='Search' />
</form>
<hr />
<?php
$k = $_GET['k'];
$terms = explode(" ", $k);
$query = "SELECT * FROM Callflow WHERE ";
foreach ($terms as $each){
$i++;
if ($i == 1)
$query .= "keywords LIKE '%$each%' ";
else
$query .= "OR keywords LIKE '%$each%' ";
}
<?php
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=voizxl_wachtrij;charset=utf8', 'root', '');
?>
$query = mysql_query($query);
$numrows = mysql_num_rows($query);
if ($numrows > 0) {
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query)){
$id = $row['calliipid'];
$title = $row['calleridname'];
$keywords = $row['calleridnum'];
echo "<h2><a href='$title'</a></h2>
$keywords<br /><br />";
}
}
else
echo "No results found for \<b>$k</b>\"";
mysql_close();
?>
Only when I tried this code I got errors, but I post it so u can see what i'm trying to achieve.
Now in PDO I can't figure out how to write this..
I'm experimenting with codes like :
<?php
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=voizxl_wachtrij;charset=utf8', 'root', '');
?>
<?php
foreach($db->query('SELECT * FROM Callflow') as $row) {
echo $row['calleridname'];
}
?>
<?php
$stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT * FROM Callflow WHERE id=:id AND name=:name");
$stmt->execute(array(':name' => $name, ':id' => $id));
$rows = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
?>
<?php
$stmt = $db->query('SELECT * FROM table');
$row_count = $stmt->rowCount();
echo $row_count.' rows selected';
?>
Could someone please help by explaining the logic in writing the code or by giving an example of how to achieve what I want? Would be very much appreciated! TY in advanced!

Answer 1

Well by all means thank you for your honesty but what do you expect from someone who is a beginner?
There is one thing. An essential one.
It's about programming.
Most people take it as a sort of hobby, an easy-go thing. But never as a profession which require years of education and experience.
Most people never take programming seriously, like surgery or nuclear physics. So, all their idea of education is to ask someone to guide.
However, the truth is:
YES. Sometimes you are just unable to solve whatever particular task because of lack of education or experience. One cannot build a skyscraper by asking questions on a forum.
If you are a beginner - then you need to learn. Learn basic elements. Learn to create simpler applications. Spend time. And then eventually be able to accomplish more complex tasks without asking people to write all the code for you.
If you can't get any help from dozens of similar questions - then you need to learn first to be able to understand the code from answers.
But again - there is nothing wrong if you can't accomplish your search at once. We all had to learn. We all were unable to do it one day and we all had to grow up first.