Is it recommended to use MySQL for searching through PHP files?

It is not recommended to use MySQL for searching through PHP files as MySQL is a database management system and is designed for storing and retrieving structured data, not for searching through PHP files. Instead, you can use PHP's built-in file handling functions like file_get_contents() or fopen() to read and search through PHP files. 

$directory = 'path/to/directory';
$searchTerm = 'search term';

$files = glob($directory . '/*.php');
foreach ($files as $file) {
    $content = file_get_contents($file);
    if (strpos($content, $searchTerm) !== false) {
        echo "Found in file: " . $file . "\n";
    }
}

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