PHP Search help

hi Im trying to make a script that will recursively search files in a directory and all its sub-directories for a string
can any one help?

 

Here you go friend:

<?php
$res = array();
$directory = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/path/to/start/searching/';
$arg = opendir($directory);
while ($file = readdir($arg)) {
          if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
                    if(preg_match('/substring/'), $file)) {
                              $res[] = $file;
                    }
          }
}
?>

PHP:

 

I've modified your code due the fact the TS asked for searching withing subdirectories and content, this altered version will search in subdirectories from given path for given search parameters

<?php

function startSearching($path, $search, &$return = array())
{
    $arg = opendir($path);
    while ($file = readdir($arg)) 
    {
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..") 
        {
            if (is_dir($file))
            {
                $return = startSearching($file,
                                         $search,
                                         $return);
            }
            elseif (preg_match('/' . $search . '/'), $file)) 
            {
                $return[] = $file;
            }
        }
    }
    
    return $return;
}

print_r(startSearching($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/path/to/start/searching/',
                       "searchstring");

?>

PHP:

Just out of the head, not tested!

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',' I don't see where that is, any see it?

 

I don't do all the work free Eric. People don't learn if you hand them the answers. Then they flood forums with questions because they don't learn.

 

I know DomainerHelper; but i love to help for free!

Error line i think is this one

preg_match('/' . $search . '/'), $file)

change it to

preg_match('/' . $search . '/', $file)

 

@stanfidavid; i don't mind, most bigger project goes to ppl who know the language!