In what scenarios would using a language like C or C++ be more suitable for implementing a document search script, and how can PHP work in conjunction with these languages for such tasks?

Using a language like C or C++ would be more suitable for implementing a document search script when dealing with large amounts of data or when performance is a critical factor. PHP can work in conjunction with these languages by acting as a front-end interface to interact with the user and trigger the execution of the C/C++ search algorithm. 

<?php

// PHP code to call a C/C++ executable for document search
$document = "example_document.txt";
$searchTerm = "keyword";

// Execute the C/C++ program passing the document and search term as arguments
$output = shell_exec("./search_program $document $searchTerm");

echo $output;

?>

Keywords

C C++ document search PHP integration

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