my $stmt = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE ? = ? ORDER BY ? +ASC"; #### $sth->execute($searchfield, $searchterm, $searchfield) or die "Unable to execute + query: " . $sth->errstr; #### [Mon Mar 19 19:01:04 2018] update_tables.cgi: statement = 'SELECT * F +ROM users WHERE lastname = ? ORDER BY ? ASC' at update_tables.cgi lin +e 462. #### 'SELECT * F +ROM users WHERE $searchfield = $searchterm ORDER BY $searchfield ASC'