PHP - Problem Searching

I've been reading a few tutorials on how the best way to search key words in a database and at the moment im trying to get this query to work but its coming back with a error:

#1191 - Can't find FULLTEXT index matching the column list

query:

SELECT title, description
FROM items
WHERE MATCH(title, description) AGAINST('xbox')

any help or advise on how the best way to search 2 columns on matching words...thank you  

So I've full text indexed the columns I want searchable:




I have some rows inserted:




Yet when I run a match() against(), I get 0 results:



If I do:
Code: [Select]
SELECT * FROM video WHERE MATCH (name) AGAINST ('test')
I get 2 results. Why does that work, yet keywords don't?

Ok I have a set of PDF files that i need to be searchable. My question how do i go about doing this. Can this be achieved with php or do a need to do something else?

Hi im really confused and annoyed

Im making a real estate website and im stuck ont eh searching for a house part.

Im trying to set up some searches on the different parts of the house usign text boxes for area and postcode and drop boxes for type and bedrooms and bathrooms

i now you have to set up a form with input type text and then call it a name use get/post on a php side and then  $_POST['search'];

But i dnt seem to be able to make a search was hoping someone was kind enough to knock me up some quick code so it is functional and makbe i can work from it

A;so any help towards searching using dropboxes would be awsume and if i have 2 boxes for price upper and lower how would this work

Much appreciated

hey guys, im new to all this php stuff.
       I have a project in this semester to create an HR contract system for the university, here are my requirements:
1. Add Contracts
2. Delete Contracts
3. Edit Contracts
4. View Contracts
5. Search Contracts

i have done all the 4 options but now im stuck in the 5th option. i have to use checkboxes filters for search and first and the last name fields.

here is my form code

<form method="post" action="searchCode.php">
First Name: 
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" />
Middle Name: 
<input name="mname" id="mname" type="text" />
Last Name: 
<input name="lname" id="lname" type="text" />
Date:
<input type="text" name="date" id="currentdate" />

<input type="checkbox" name="gender[]" value="male" />Male<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="gender[]" value="female" />Female
 
<input name="desig[]" type="checkbox" value="lecturar"/>Lecturar 
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="professor" />Professor 
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="assistantProfessor" />Assistant Professor
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="associateProfessor" />Associate Professor
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="researchAssociate" />Research Associate<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="advisor" />Advisor
<input type="checkbox" name="desig[]" value="HOD" </span>   

<input name="dept[]" type="checkbox" value="Comuter Science"  />Computer Science
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Health Informatics Unit" />Health Informatics Unit
<input name="dept[]" type="checkbox" value="Electrical Engineering" />Electrical Engineering
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Management Sciences" />Management Sciences<br />
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Mathamatics" />Mathamatics
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Physics" />Physics
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Bio Sciences" />Bio Sciences
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Meteorology" />Meteorology
<input type="checkbox" name="dept[]" value="Architecture" />Architecture

<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="sg1"  />SG-I
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="sg2"  />SG-II
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="sg3"  />SG-III
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="sg4"  />SG-IV
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="ras" />RA 
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og1nphd" />OG-I-
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og2nphd" />OG-II-NonPhd
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og3nphd" />OG-III-NonPhd
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og4nphd" />OG-IV-NonPhd
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og2phd" />OG-II-Phd
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og3phd" />OG-III-Phd
<input name="scales[]" type="checkbox" value="og4phd" />OG-IV-Phd</p>

now i cant seem to get it in my mind tht how the hell im going to do tht...shud i use ifs and elses, in tht case it can get upto 256 combinations.

and 1 more thing all these things are in one table....please gyus help me

Hi, I have a piece of code which I trying to search two columns but I just cant get it to work.  Instead it just dumps around 30 entries onto the page.  Can anyone point me in the direction of how to search two columns?

Code: [Select]
$query = "SELECT * FROM questions";

if(isset($_GET['question']) && !empty($_GET['notes'] ))
{
/*query the database*/
$question = $_GET['question'];
$notes = $_GET['notes'];
$query .= " WHERE question && notes like '%$question%' LIMIT 0, 10";
}

$result = mysql_query($query);

while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))

{

$question = $row['question'];
$notes = $row['notes'];

echo "$question
$notes  </br>";
}

I need to do some searching through PDF or Doc files, whichever will be more efficient. All the files will be in one folder, and I've written a script that will let me search the file names just fine. Each file though, has a header, with the actual title of of the document, since sometimes the file names are abbreviated. How would I search through the document (only the header) and return the matching results? If you need a sample document, let me know.

Thanks!

Hey,
Looking to find a solution to something. I have been experimenting making a template engine for a website I am building. How can I search a variable for all occurrences of {VARIABLE} eg. {Username} {Title} {Content} so I can str_replace them.

Thank you

Hi there,

I'm working on PHP webform and I have a variable called $weightInfo which has the value 5000|6000

Now I have a list of Arrays and I would like to see if our variable value (i.e 5000|6000) is in that list of Array: Here is the ArrayList:

 $WeightArray = array('' => '',
    '0|100' => '100g or Less',
    '101|250' => '101g to 250g', 
    '251|500' => '251g to 500g',
    '501|1000' => '501g to 1kg',
    '1000|2000' => '1kg to 2kg',
    '2000|3000' => '2kg to 3kg',
    '3000|4000' => '3kg to 4kg',
    '4000|5000' => '4kg to 5kg',
    '5000|6000' => '5kg to 6kg',
    '6000|7000' => '6kg to 7kg',
    '7000|8000' => '7kg to 8kg', 
    '8000|9000' => '8kg to 9kg',  
    '9000|10000' => '9kg to 10kg',
    'customValues' => 'Custom Values'
    );

Now as we can see, in this ArrayList, there is that value 5000|6000.

How do we find this through code, do we need some kind of looping or how do we check it.

Kindly reply.

Thank you

I was kind of looking for a little direction, I have scoured the internet and exhausted every other resource I could think of before coming here...

Does anyone know of any classes or resources that have some solid explanation or can give an explanation on how to go about searching within a PDF file??

I have literally beren trying to figure it out for over a year...I need to wrap this up it is consuming my life.

All help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

<?php
$string = "aStringwith SomeSpecialChars+^$%";

// want to check if there is "+" in it
if( ????? ($string,'+') {
echo "yes string has plus sign";
}
?>

Which function should I use to search in a string ?

I am working on a poject, where the search functions doesnt work as the user wishes. The coding is technically correct, but the idea behind it is wrong.

Basically at the moment, the script receives this:

thesite.com/search.php?q=xxxx&Submit=Search

The search script then runs a database query to search the tag coloumn, looking for like $q. This would work, however the structure of the coloumn is tag1, tag2, tag3, tag4.

So my resolutions is this so far:

I explode the $q variable, via the + (if you search more than one term "thesite.com/search.php?q=search+stuff&Submit=Search"

I then count the elements in the array and write the database function accordingly

Code: [Select]
$var = @$_GET['q'] ;
$trimmed = trim($var);

$searchpieces = explode("+", $trimmed);

$dbquery="";

$count = count($searchpieces);

for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
if($i == 0){$dbquery.="tags = $searchpieces[$i]";}
elseif($i > 0){$dbquery.=" OR tags = $searchpieces[$i]";}
}

So my database query is

        $sql = "select * from gallery where $dbquery order by date DESC " . $limit;

so my question is this.. how to i eplode the tags database coloumn, so my datase query an look at each tag fro "tag1, tag2, tag3" as "tag1" "tag2" "tag3"

I am not even sure if this is possible, but its the system that is already in place.

The problem with the current system, is because the pictures have alot of tags and the database query is $like $q, it just shows all images in the database as the result

I am including my test.php for other to run.

I have a very large array of concatenated hash values. I have another array that contains the first 8 hash values of the other array. I have a function to locate them in the larger array. Depending on their index value I then choose the index of the value before or behind them for adding to something else later. This 'computeWalk' method works for small arrays but for larger arrays I notice duplicates or errors with larger ones.

For example.

The first array returns:
Array ( => 1 [1] => 18 [2] => 18 [3] => 35 [4] => 33 [5] => 33 )
The values for i's to get each of these values are
I = 0
I = 19
I = 29
I = 34
I = 37
I = 39

Walking through the method by hand,
0%2 = 0
So the first element of the array will be 1. CORRECT.
19%2 = 1
So the next element will be 18. CORRECT.
29%2 = 1
The next element should be 28. It returns 18.
34%2 = 0
The next element will be 35. Correct.
37%2 = 1
The next element should be 36. It returns 33.
39%2 = 1
The next element should be 38. It returns 33.

I am not sure why it's doing the above.
I also tried array_search and it computed it the same way.

Would appreciate any help.


<?php
$arrayTree = array();
$arrayTree[0] = "9d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb7";
$arrayTree[1] = "4c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272";
$arrayTree[2] = "209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af0";
$arrayTree[3] = "59d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757";
$arrayTree[4] = "c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9d";
$arrayTree[5] = "b207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb3";
$arrayTree[6] = "6d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026";
$arrayTree[7] = "b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232a";
$arrayTree[8] = "d934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986";
$arrayTree[9] = "de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced196";
$arrayTree[10] = "7d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e";
$arrayTree[11] = "62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6";
$arrayTree[12] = "d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251c";
$arrayTree[13] = "e39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a5";
$arrayTree[14] = "85fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c3";
$arrayTree[15] = "6199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911de";
$arrayTree[16] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653";
$arrayTree[17] = "b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc31";
$arrayTree[18] = "2163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";
$arrayTree[19] = "9d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb74c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272";
$arrayTree[20] = "209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af059d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757";
$arrayTree[21] = "c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9db207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb3";
$arrayTree[22] = "6d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232a";
$arrayTree[23] = "d934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced196";
$arrayTree[24] = "7d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6";
$arrayTree[25] = "d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251ce39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a5";
$arrayTree[26] = "85fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c36199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911de";
$arrayTree[27] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc31";
$arrayTree[28] = "2163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";
$arrayTree[29] = "9d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb74c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af059d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757";
$arrayTree[30] = "c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9db207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb36d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232a";
$arrayTree[31] = "d934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced1967d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6";
$arrayTree[32] = "d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251ce39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a585fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c36199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911de";
$arrayTree[33] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc312163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";
$arrayTree[34] = "9d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb74c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af059d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9db207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb36d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232a";
$arrayTree[35] = "d934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced1967d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251ce39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a585fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c36199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911de";
$arrayTree[36] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc312163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";
$arrayTree[37] = "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";
$arrayTree[38] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc312163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";
$arrayTree[39] = "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";
$arrayTree[40] = "54u58rfhfheyrr4gfdtfvgw36tr36";
$arrayTree[41] = "54u58rfhfheyrr4gfdtfvgw36tr369d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb74c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af059d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9db207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb36d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232ad934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced1967d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251ce39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a585fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c36199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911deaf594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc312163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";


$arrayDocs = array();
$arrayDocs[0] = "9d027b1c4068d81287c9170f4b291387f8327eb7";
$arrayDocs[1] = "4c8fabdc24c2d8205db916a22e9459195833a272";
$arrayDocs[2] = "209526afab9e85b54e1832a820a7f578b7760af0";
$arrayDocs[3] = "59d6926525e941edca99493b2b2a4f0a6efcb757";
$arrayDocs[4] = "c8b49b8e414a09ddb693c580ecdfa6793c845f9d";
$arrayDocs[5] = "b207bea6c4833d90f6ee4e694ffb148c046b0eb3";
$arrayDocs[6] = "6d72a84b3aefbd3766078ed17a19aebb0c4ae026";
$arrayDocs[7] = "b00207b8944520ea3817334615a7cdbf8214232a";
$arrayDocs[8] = "d934f53af9bee26f35df7206dc06211778996986";
$arrayDocs[9] = "de2ecd02fd017b0311dbfe589b5faa7954ced196";
$arrayDocs[10] = "7d9752d09d3097fac748b6767472f9b69a65ed2e";
$arrayDocs[11] = "62630fe109b42747b4c53065ec96aabf7b14d7b6";
$arrayDocs[12] = "d727b5b8ffaeadbac75123801c270fd65f19251c";
$arrayDocs[13] = "e39a9141fd9ce9426e88f30b6f245fdbb8f887a5";
$arrayDocs[14] = "85fe053baa7ccf469c440a7dd98381228a0c52c3";
$arrayDocs[15] = "6199634d410d0c91fd6ff99af9eabd5a1c7911de";
$arrayDocs[16] = "af594de7d539519445013b7c87f02edbf3c44653";
$arrayDocs[17] = "b6eb6dab75d092f4be345925ccbf87ff1e17fc31";
$arrayDocs[18] = "2163ca6b0a608242712af82a81599f1f95c26dee";


foreach($arrayDocs as $doc) {
 $bitIndex = computeWalk($arrayTree, $doc);
 echo "<br/>";
        print_r($bitIndex);

echo "<br/>";
}

function computeWalk($array, $needle) {
    $result = array();

    for ($i = 0; $i < count($array) - 1; $i++) {
        if (false !== strpos($array[$i], $needle)) {

 echo " I = ".$i;
            if ($i % 2 == 0) {
                $result[] = getItemIndex($array[$i + 1], $array);
            } else {
                $result[] = getItemIndex($array[$i - 1], $array);
            }
        }
    }
    return $result;
}


function getItemIndex($item, $array) {
$myPosition=-1;
for ($i = 0; $i<count($array)-1; $i++) {
if($array[$i]==$item) {
$myPosition = $i;
break;
}
}
return $myPosition;
}
?>

Dear All,

Greetings!

I am a student and have a final semester project of making a php based form to search a database.

Database is already created:
Username: test
password: test1
Details: DB Name: resume_bank, Table Name: Candidate
Table contents: Name, Phone, Address, DOB, Gender, Designation, experience_yrs, experience_months, Employment_Status

I need the code which would give the user an option to search using AND, OR, ALL functions.

Friends please help.

The form should look like: Enter the Designation you are looking for:
                                         Enter the experience: Yrs___ Months___
                                         Select Gender:

The result must come in another webpage which has numbered display results, like page-1, page-2, page3...

PLEASE HELP URGENTLY!!!!!!!
ANY BODY HAS READY MADE CODE PLEASE SEND IT!!!!!!

Thanks.

Hello friends,

i'm coding simple free script for articles but i need to know which url should be better

1- at this way

article_title_words (sperated by _ )

2- at this way

article-title-words (sperated by - )

3- at this way

article+title+words (sperated by + )

which is better for searching engines ?

thanks everybody