<?php
$host = "localhost"; /* Host name */
$user = "root"; /* User */
$password = ""; /* Password */
$dbname = "ubigeo"; /* Database name */

$conexion = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $password,$dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conexion) {
 die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}


$search = $_POST['service'];

$qss = mysqli_query("SELECT * FROM provincias WHERE provincia like '" . $search . "%' AND status=1 ORDER BY title DESC", $conexion);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($qss)) {
    echo '<div class="suggest-element"><a data="'.$row['provincia'].'" id="service'.$row['idProvincia'].'">'.utf8_encode($row['idDepartamento']).'</a></div>';
}
?>