Looking for: Fulltext array search function (this +that -foo "OtHeR sTuFf")

[s_shrum]

I have a content distribution system that I wrote for my website that retrieves content from any data source (via scriptlets) and stores that data in an multi-dimensioned array. My content system currently allows me to do fulltext searches but right now it's pretty simplistic.

I'm looking to see if someone has created an array search function that would take at least 2 (maybe 3) parameters: an array, a search string and maybe a column number (optional). This would then return either a index or (even better for me) a modified array.

I can create one on my own but why re-invent/debug the wheel.

TIA

[kilbey1]

This may be too simplistic, but if you're using MySQL (not sure about other DBs), couldn't you use Boolean Fulltext Search to make your life a little easier?

[s_shrum]

That only works for MySQL databases (SQL is a great query tool but not used in my script).

I'm talking strictly about PHP arrays.

Granted, my content system can use MySQL as a datasource but I use multiple data sources: text files for things like photog keywording and simple posts, .INI formatted files and XML for structured data , etc. (hence the beauty of my system... got the idea from Jeff Zucker's Perl DBI::AnyData but made a web content system out of it).

The commonground here is that the scriptlets return results in an multi-dim'ed array. The search feature then works on all results regardless of where the data is coming from.