A "search" script [Archive] - Dynamic Drive Forums

Bluz

03-08-2008, 12:58 AM

I really don't know how to explain this but here it goes.

Ok I need a script that when it's clicked will find a file and open it in my directory I select and if it isn't to display a error message saying sorry or something along those lines.

I don't really know if I'm explaining it right but something like (search for this!) and the link would be like search.php?=(title here) something like that, Blah I'm terrible at explaining this >.< Any help would be awesome. If you need more of a idiotic explaination just ask >.<

Willing to pay for one.

fileserverdirect

03-08-2008, 01:44 AM

If you are talking about a php file, This would be rather easy:
The search page:

<form action="search.php" method=get>
<input type="text" name="filename">
<input type="submit" value="Open">
</form>

the php page:

<?
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
if(!file_exists($filename))
{
header("location: errorpage.htm");
}
else
{
header("location: $filename");
}
?>

untested.
This is only if the person knows the exact filename, not really a "search". Any more Questions, don't resist.

Bluz

03-08-2008, 02:29 PM

That's pretty well exactly what I want :D Only a couple things, Is there a way to just make it a text link instead of a search field? And second is there a way to make it only search one directory?

example, the search is on a page thats /cats/cat1.php but you want it to look for the file under /dogs/

Thanks!

fileserverdirect

03-08-2008, 04:29 PM

Yes,
just provide a link like this:

<a href="search.php?filename=afile.html">Go to afile.html</a> (If it exists)

and a php file like this:

<?
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
if(!file_exists("../dogs/$filename"))
{
header("location: errorpage.htm");
}
else
{
header("location: ../dogs/$filename");
}
?>

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And if you want a personal error page on search.php:

<?
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
if(!file_exists("../dogs/" . $filename))
{
echo "Sorry! The file \"<i>$filename</i>\" does not exist.";
// use the echo command to output more html.
}
else
{
header("location: ../dogs/$filename");
}
?>

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or if you keep the first example... (in bold)

if(!file_exists("../dogs/" . $filename))
{
header("location: errorpage.php?filename=$filename");
}

errorpage.php?filename=afile.html

<?php
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
?>
<html>

Sorry! The file "<i><?php echo $filename; ?></i>" does not exist.

</html>

untested.
May sound a little confusing, but any more questions, please post :)