Sep 23, 2010 · A very basic method would be to read each file into PHP and search through them with one of the string searching functions.
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How to search a file in PHP?
The file_exists() function in PHP is an inbuilt function which is used to check whether a file or directory exists or not. The path of the file or directory you want to check is passed as a parameter to the file_exists() function which returns True on success and False on failure.
How to get a PHP file from a URL?
Steps to download the file:
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Initialize a file URL to the variable.
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Create cURL session.
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Declare a variable and store the directory name where the downloaded file will save.
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Use the basename() function to return the file basename if the file path is provided as a parameter.
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Save the file to the given location.
How to check if a file exists in PHP URL?
The file_exists() function in PHP, is used to check if a file or directory exists on the server. But the PHP file_exists() function will not usable if you want to check the file existence on the remote server. The fopen() function is the easiest solution to check if a file URL exists on a remote server using PHP.
Which PHP function is used to find files?
Function | Description |
fseek() | Seeks in an open file |
fstat() | Returns information about an open file |
ftell() | Returns the current position in an open file |
ftruncate() | Truncates an open file to a specified length |
Jun 1, 2017 · Try this: $file_to_search = "abc.pdf"; search_file('.',$file_to_search); function search_file($dir,$file_to_search){ $files = scandir($dir); ...
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Sep 10, 2010 · I'd love to use this script, however, every time I replace the text "name" within the $searchfor variable, I always get the error "No matches ...
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Oct 7, 2011 · Save this question. Show activity on this post. I need to check if a particular file exists on a remote server. Using ...
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Apr 10, 2013 · The file() function will return an array. You should use file_get_contents() instead, as it returns a string. Then, use regular expressions ...
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Jan 5, 2014 · Yes, you have the power for do that!. I think the best approach is getting it from HTTP headers, and another approach is downloading at ...
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Aug 25, 2011 · Try this: <?php function getFilesWith($folder, $searchFor, $extension = 'php') { if($folder) { $foundArray = array(); // GRAB ALL FILENAMES ...
Apr 5, 2012 · I'm creating a web crawler. I'm ganna give it an URL and it will scan through the directory and sub directories for .html files. I've been ...
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