function showResults(str) { if (str.length == 0) { document.getElementById("results").innerHTML = ""; return; } const xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() { if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) { document.getElementById("results").innerHTML = this.responseText; } }; xmlhttp.open("GET", "search.php?q=" + str, true); xmlhttp.send(); } Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
Use a SQL LIKE operator with wildcards ( % ) to find matching records.
This example uses a simple database connection to fetch matching names.