php_grep

This script will allow you to scan files of your website and search for a specific pattern; f.i. a word or a sentence.

Table of Contents

• Install
• Usage
• Credits
• Special thanks
• License

Install

Just copy the php_grep.php script in the root folder of your website. Use your FTP client to do this.

1. Get a raw version of the script : click on the raw button or go to this URL : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cavo789/php_grep/master/php_grep.php
2. On your computer, start a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++ and copy/paste there the code
3. Save the file (if you're using Notepad++, check in the Encoding menu that you've selected UTF8 NoBom as encoding)
4. Put the saved file in your website root folder

Usage

Start a browser and run the file i.e go to f.i. http://site/php_grep.php.

The script display a form that will allow you to finetune the folder to scan. You'll also be invited to enter the search pattern you want to scan.

Don't forget to remove the script once you've finished with it.

Credits

Christophe Avonture | https://www.avonture.be Based on the work of @cafewebmaster.com and of Bernhard Waldbrunner, PHP grep, Copyright (C) 2012

Special thanks

Thank you to Loïc Martin (lomart) who has mentionned this script on the French Joomla.fr forum (https://forum.joomla.fr/showthread.php?221466-Comment-faire-une-recherche-dans-plusieurs-fichiers-php#post1132581)

License

MIT