File search

[Schlo_50]

Hi guys,

 

I have a text area in which users can enter one keyword per line. I have split the key words into an array like so:

 

$search = $_POST['b'];

$skill = (str_word_count($search, 1, 'àáãç'));

 

Now I have those keywords, how would I go about using them to search a .DAT file for any skills matching my keywords and then print out that line of data?

My .DAT file looks like:

 

id|name|number|skills|email

 

Could someone please show me? I need an efficient way of doing this and can't find one myself..

Thanks in advance!

[friedemann_bach]

I would try something like this (assuming that your .DAT file is $dat_file_name and the user search string is $user_entry):

 

$dat = file($dat_file_name);
foreach ($dat as $line) {
  if (strpos($line,$user_entry)) {
    echo $line."<br>\n";
  }
}