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Database Searching Class
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    db_search class can be scaled for any database system you might have.

    By : smckone

    //============================================
    // NEWS
    **future updates**
    1) porting to other databases like postgreSQL and MSSQL
    2) function to tie searches together (may be a diffrent script)

    //============================================
    // Function List
    void = load_properties((string user_name,string password,string host_add,string database_ name);

    void = connect(void);

    // note the column can be an array when the table is a string
    // this allows for searchs of more than one column in a table
    // seting the column name to ALL_COLUMNS will make the script
    // search all the columns of that table (if sensitive information
    // is in that table do not do this).
    void = load_tables(string table_name,string column_name||array);
    void = load_tables(array table_names,array column_names||array);

    void = add_table(string table_name,string column_name||array);
    void = add_table(array table_names,array column_names||array);

    void = all_columns(int table_num);
    void = all_columns(string table_name);

    void = exec(string search_text);

    void = free_results(void);
    void = close(void);

    array = get_row(void);

    array = get_exact_row(int row_number);

    int = num_rows(void);

    void = delete_row(int row_number);

    //============================================
    // sample of use

    $search = new db_search("user name","password","sql.php.net","this site");

    $tables = array("name","forum","text");
    $columns = array("column","column","body");

    $search->load_tables($tables,$columns);
    $search->add_table("another","column");

    $search->exec("search for");
    $i = 0;
    while($i < $search->num_rows()){
    $row = $search->get_row();
    for($n = 0;$n < count($row);$n++){
    echo "$row[$n] ";
    }
    $i++;
    echo "<br>";
    }

    // complex use of db_search
    $search = new db_search("dev","not gonna tell you","","devsite");

    $tables = array("users","articles");
    $s = array("body","subject");
    $columns = array("body","body",);

    $search->load_tables($tables,$columns);
    $search->add_table("forum_topic",$s);

    $search->exec("php");

    echo $search->num_rows();

    <?php
    //=======================================================
    // db_search class can be scaled for any database system
    // you might have.
    // (Please send any updates to sam@evilwalrus.com)
    //
    // Sam McKone
    // Oct. 2001
    //========================================================

    class db_search{
    //=======================================================
    // data members
    //=======================================================
    var $tables = "";
    var $field = "";
    var $results = "";
    var $result_loc = 0;

    var $host = "";
    var $user_name = "";
    var $pass_word = "";
    var $data_base = "";

    var $connection = "";
    //=======================================================
    // constructors
    //=======================================================
    function db_search($set_user,$set_pass,$set_host,$set_db_name){
    $this->load_properties($set_user,$set_pass,$set_host,$set_db_name);
    $this->connect(); // start the mySQL connection
    }
    //=======================================================
    // Connection and initialization functions
    //=======================================================
    function load_properties($set_user,$set_pass,$set_host,$set_db_name){
    $this->user_name = $set_user;
    $this->pass_word = $set_pass;
    $this->data_base = $set_db_name;
    $this->host = $set_host;
    }
    function connect(){
    if(!$this->host){
    $this->error("Host was not set");
    }elseif(!$this->user_name){
    $this->error("User was not set");
    }elseif(!$this->pass_word){
    $this->error("Password was not set");
    }

    $this->connection = mysql_connect($this->host,
    $this->user_name,$this->pass_word);
    if(!$this->connection){
    $this->error("Connection could not be established");
    }
    }
    //=========================================================
    // Table functions
    //=========================================================
    // warning running load_tables function more than once
    // will overwrite prevously entered tables, to add another
    // table use the add_table function

    function load_tables($set_tables,$set_field){
    $this->tables = $set_tables;
    $this->field = $set_field;
    $this->scan_tables();
    }
    function add_table($new_table,$set_field){
    if(is_array($new_table) AND is_array($set_field)){
    $i = count($this->tables);
    for($j = 0;$j < count($new_table);$j++,$i++){
    $this->tables[$i] = $new_table[$j];
    $this->field[$i] = $set_field[$j];
    }
    }elseif(is_string($new_table)){
    $i = count($this->tables);
    $this->tables[$i] = $new_table;
    $this->field[$i] = $set_field;
    }else{
    $this->error("Pass a string or an array of strings");
    }
    $this->scan_tables();
    }
    function all_columns($table){
    if(is_string($table)){
    $temp = $table;
    $table = 0;
    while($this->tables[$table] != $temp && $table < count($this->tables)){
    $table++;
    }
    }
    if($table >= count($this->tables)){
    // if table was not yet entered
    $this->error("table <b>".$temp."</b> is not in the records.");
    return false;
    }
    if($this->connection){
    $i = 0;
    $query = "SHOW FIELDS FROM ".$this->tables[$table].";";
    $tempory = mysql_db_query($this->data_base,$query,$this->connection);
    $this->field[$table] = array();
    while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($tempory)){
    $this->field[$table][$i] = $row[Field];
    $i++;
    }
    }else{
    $this->error("function <b>all_columns()</b> can only be run after "
    ."a connection is made.");
    }
    }
    function scan_tables(){
    for($i = 0;$i < count($this->tables);$i++){
    if($this->field[$i] == "ALL_COLUMNS"){
    $this->all_columns($i);
    }


    }
    }
    //=========================================================
    // exacution functions
    //=========================================================
    function exec($search_string){
    if($this->connection){
    if($this->results){
    $loc = count($this->results);
    }else{
    $loc = 0;
    }
    for($i = 0; $i < count($this->tables);$i++){
    if(is_array($this->field[$i])){
    $query = "SELECT * FROM ".$this->tables[$i]." WHERE ";
    $query .= $this->field[$i][0];
    $query .= " LIKE '%$search_string%'";
    for($n = 1;$n < count($this->field[$i]);$n++){
    $query .= " OR ".$this->field[$i][$n];
    $query .= " LIKE '%$search_string%'";
    }
    }else{
    $query = "SELECT * FROM ".$this->tables[$i]." WHERE ";
    $query .= $this->field[$i]." ";
    $query .= "LIKE '%$search_string%';";
    }
    $tempory = mysql_db_query($this->data_base,$query,$this->connection);

    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($tempory)){
    $this->results[$loc] = $row;
    $loc++;
    }
    }
    }else{
    $this->error("function <b>exec()</b> can only be run after "
    ."a connection is made.");
    }
    }
    //=========================================================
    // memory release functions
    //=========================================================
    function close(){
    $this->tables = "";
    $this->field = "";
    $this->host ="";
    $this->user_name = "";
    $this->pass_word = "";
    $this->free_results();
    $this->data_base = "";
    $this->connection = "";
    }
    function free_results(){
    $this->results = "";
    $this->result_loc = 0;
    }
    //=======================================================
    // Result functions
    //=======================================================
    function set_row_pos($pos){
    if($pos <= count($this->results)){
    $this->result_loc = $pos;
    }
    }
    function get_row(){
    return $this->results[$this->result_loc++];
    }
    function get_exact_row($row_num){
    return $this->results[$row_num];
    }
    function num_rows(){
    $count = 0;
    while($this->results[$count])$count++;
    return $count;
    }
    // Warning deleting rows will change the row order.
    function delete_row($row_num){
    for(;$row_num < count($this->results);$row_num++){
    $this->results[$row_num] = $this->results[$row_num + 1];
    }
    $this->results[$row_num] = 0;
    }
    //=======================================================
    // Internal functions
    //=======================================================
    function error($error_text){
    echo $error_text . "<br>";
    }
    }

    ?>
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