<form action="" type="post">
<input type="text" name="your_field_name_keyword" id="search" placeholder="Enter A Name To Search For - Partial
Names OK" value="<?php echo htmlencode(@$_REQUEST['your_field_name_keyword']); ?>" size="60" />
<input type="submit" value="Start Your Search" />
</form>

<form type="post" action="" >
<input type="submit" value="Cancel Search Filters - Show All Records">
</form>

Notice the “name” entry on the sample form above. It starts with the field in which you want to preform the search
(your_field_name) and is followed by a modifier that determines what type of search is to be performed (_your-criteria).

CMSB is set up to allow you to search by many criteria by changing ( _your-criteria) in the “name” entry to one of
these:

_match - an exact match
_keyword - will look for specific words or partial words
_prefix - starts with keyword (or letter)
_query - allows google-style query searches such as: +dog -cat "multi word phrase". Only records matching EVERY word or
quoted phrase are returned. Words or phrases that start with - mean "must not match". The + means "must match" Its
optional and not required.
_fieldname_empty Matches blank fields. Matches fields that are blank ("").
_min - A minimum value for numeric searches
_max - A maximum value for numeric searches
_year year number for date searches
_month - month number for date searches
_day - Day of month for date searches

So, let’s say you’ve set up a field called “fruit” that can contain one or more keywords, like Apple, Banana,
Pear, Orange.

Here’s the basic code that you would use to search for one of those.

<form method="POST" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>">
<input type="text" name="fruit_keyword" value="">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search">
</form>

If the visitor entered Apple, Banana, Pear, or Orange, only those records that contained the keyword would be listed.

You could also change the form to include a drop down menu of choices instead of the text box like this:

<form method="POST" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>">

<select name="fruit_keyword">
<option value="">Please Choose a Fruit</option>
<option value="Apple">Apple</option>
<option value="Banana">Banana</option>
<option value="Pear">Pear</option>
<option value="Orange">Orange</option>
</select>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search">
</form>