Replace text with case sensitive input

[eevan79]

I have the auto suggestion script. While the user is typing, results are printed below (from the database). The results are printed with bold letters that are in the search. However, this leads to errors in capitalization. The letters are replaced by users' queries, instead of from the database.

 

Example:

Search word:

PHP

 

Results:

PHPfreaks,

PHP tutorials

 

But in the database this is the records: "phpfreaks" and "php tutorials".

 

 

This is a script that replaces search letters with bolded:

  $search = clean($_POST["search"]);

  $fname=$row['name']; //Record from database



  $re_fname='<b>'.$search.'</b>'; //Replace with bold letter


  $final_fname = str_ireplace($search, $re_fname, $fname);

 

 

How to do a script that bold letters, but as they were in the database, not from search input?

[kireoke]

You'll need to remember the match, which unfortunately involves preg_match():

 

$search = clean($_POST["search"]);
$junk = preg_match('/'.$search.'/i',$fname,$matches);
$whatyouwant = $matches[0];
$re_fname='<b>'.$whatyouwant.'</b>'; //Replace with bold letter
$final_fname = str_ireplace($search, $re_fname, $fname);

 

..that may be too much overhead.  I'd have to think about it harder, but that should work.

 

What auto suggestion script are you using?  I need a good one.

[kireoke]

Sorry, forgot the

 

$fname=$row['name']

 

if that wasn't obvious.

[eevan79]

What auto suggestion script are you using?  I need a good one.

I am using this script:

http://demos.9lessons.info/auto.htm

 

 

But I revised it for my needs.

 

 

I tried your solution and works ok.