PHP File text search

[houssam_ballout]

 

Hello,

I had simple php website in one folder, no database in the website.

I need a method for text search in the web directory...

Any help?

 

Thanks

[litebearer]

perhaps something like this?

<?PHP
/* seach all the txt files in a directory for a string */
/* $files = glob("/path/to/directory/*.txt"); */
$files = glob("ajaxfiles/*.htm");

/* initialize a counter */
$start = 0;

/* count the number of files found */
$end = count($files);

/* set the value for whatever it is you are seaching for  */
$needle = "speed";

/* start looping thru the files */
while($start<$end) {
/* get the contents of the file */
$filecontents = file_get_contents($files[$start]);
/* check to see if the file contains your search value */
/* if yes, store the file name into a new array */
if(!stristr($filecontents, $needle) === FALSE) {
	$goodfiles[] = $files[$start];
}
/* increment your counter */
$start ++;
}
/* display the list of files that contain your search value */
print_r($goodfiles);

?>

[houssam_ballout]

It didn't work

 

I put the folder name at the first string

then put the search word I need

 

but it won't display any results...

 

 

 

[litebearer]

Show us your code

(I tested the code on my system and it does work)

[houssam_ballout]

Directory called test-search

and the file I am using for this is called: test2.php

 

<?PHP
/* seach all the txt files in a directory for a string */
/* $files = glob("/path/to/directory/*.txt"); */
$files = glob("test-search/*.html");


/* initialize a counter */
$start = 0;

/* count the number of files found */
$end = count($files);

/* set the value for whatever it is you are seaching for  */
$needle = "test";

/* start looping thru the files */
while($start<$end) {



/* get the contents of the file */



$filecontents = file_get_contents($files[$start]);



/* check to see if the file contains your search value */



/* if yes, store the file name into a new array */



if(!stristr($filecontents, $needle) === FALSE) {





$goodfiles[] = $files[$start];



}



/* increment your counter */



$start ++;

}

/* display the list of files that contain your search value */
print_r($goodfiles);

?>

[litebearer]

Based upon your code,  DO any of the html files in the test-search folder contain the word 'test' in them? NOT the file name BUT the actual content of the file.

 

[houssam_ballout]

I noticed one thing while I was troubleshooting, I make echo end , which is the count of files, but it won't find any files why?