highlighting search results in php/mysql

Question

how do i highlight search results from mysql query using php?

this is my [modified] code:

$search_result = \"\";

$search_result = $         


        

Answer 1

you could use preg_replace();, when it finds a match in your text you could place a div with a class of highlight around the matching word. You would then add a background color and border to the highlight class to make it stand out

preg_replace expect 3 parameters;

1. the first one is what you are looking for
2. second one is what should it be changed to
3. The string of text he should search and replace from

so for example

    ".$search_result."", h($row['cArabic'])); ?>
            

    
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I only did it for arabic but you might need to do that for cQuotes, vAuthor and vReference as well.