Are there any best practices or specific configurations recommended for using PHP/YAZ effectively in library catalog searches?

To use PHP/YAZ effectively in library catalog searches, it is recommended to configure the connection settings properly, handle errors gracefully, and optimize the search queries for efficiency. It is also important to sanitize user input to prevent SQL injection attacks.

<?php

$database = "your_database";
$host = "your_host";
$port = "your_port";
$user = "your_username";
$password = "your_password";

$connection = yaz_connect($host . ":" . $port . "/" . $database);

if (!$connection) {
    die("Error connecting to database: " . yaz_error());
}

$query = "your_search_query";
$search_result = yaz_search($connection, "rpn", $query);

if (!$search_result) {
    die("Error executing search query: " . yaz_error());
}

// Process search results here

yaz_close($connection);

?>