search a directory on my site

[derekm]

I have about 300 word/pdf files that I want to create a search box to search just that directory and pull up all results on the same page. Could someone please help me with this.

Thanks
Derek McIntire

[djr33]

Might run a bit slow. Using a database with a precompiled list of words might be beneficial.

<?php
function searchfiles($search,$dir) {
$results = array();
$n=0;
$opendir = opendir($dir);
while ($file = readdir($opendir)) {
if (in_array($file,array('.','..','otherfile.ext','....'))) continue;
//leave '.' and '..', and add any other files to skip... but try to keep mostly only searched files in this directory
if (!strpos($search,file_get_contents($dir.'/'.$file))) continue;
$array[$n] = $file;
$n++;
}
return $array;
}

print_r(searchfiles($search,'mydocs')); //set mydocs to your directory
//$search must be the text to match
?>

The formatting will be a bit off, and the files won't be links or anything, but you should be able to figure that out.

[derekm]

Thank You
I will try it and see

[derekm]

where would I put the search box and the submit button in this script?

[thetestingsite]

You would want to do something like this:

<?php
function searchfiles($search,$dir) {
$results = array();
$n=0;
$opendir = opendir($dir);
while ($file = readdir($opendir)) {
if (in_array($file,array('.','..','otherfile.ext','....'))) continue;
//leave '.' and '..', and add any other files to skip... but try to keep mostly only searched files in this directory
if (!strpos($search,file_get_contents($dir.'/'.$file))) continue;
$array[$n] = $file;
$n++;
}
return $array;
}


if (isset($_POST['search'])) {

print_r(searchfiles($_POST['term'], 'mydocs')); //set mydocs to your directory
//$search must be the text to match
}

else {
?>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="POST">
Search Term: <input type="text" name="term"> <input type="submit" name="search">
</form>
<?php
}
?>

Hope this helps.

[derekm]

I think I know the answer to this ? but If I have php anywhere in my page do I need to save that page with a .php extention

[thetestingsite]

Yes, or at least set up the server to parse whatever file extension you name it to to serve as a PHP file. On most server installs though, you will want to name it as myfile.php (where myfile is the name of the file).

Hope this helps.

[derekm]

Thank You for your time
DM

[derekm]

I did everything and I posted it and this what I am recieving on the page that it is susposed to display

Warning: file_get_contents(php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/d/e/r/derekm806/html/ordinances.php on line 69

This is what is on Line 69 of the php file.

if (!strpos($search,file_get_contents($ord.''.$ordinances.php))) continue;


Could you tell me what I am doing wrong.

DM

[djr33]

You took out the slash.

$dir.'/'.$file --> dir/file.ext