<?php
//dumps to search bar
if (isset($_GET['search']) && $_GET['search']!=''){
    $search=$_GET['search'];
} else {
    $search='';
}

echo"output:";
$sql = "SELECT * FROM shows_criteria WHERE title like '%:search%' OR description like '%:search%' LIMIT 10";
$q = $conn->prepare($sql);
$q->execute(array(':search'=>$search));

while ($row = $q->fetch()){
    print_r($row);
    echo "<br>";
}