What are some alternative methods or technologies that can be used to improve the search functionality in PHP applications?

One alternative method to improve search functionality in PHP applications is by implementing full-text search using MySQL's full-text search capabilities. This can provide more relevant search results and faster search queries compared to traditional LIKE queries. 

// Example code snippet for implementing full-text search in PHP using MySQL

$searchTerm = $_GET['search'];

// Connect to MySQL database
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}

// Perform full-text search query
$query = "SELECT * FROM products WHERE MATCH(product_name, description) AGAINST ('$searchTerm' IN NATURAL LANGUAGE MODE)";
$result = $mysqli->query($query);

// Display search results
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "Product Name: " . $row['product_name'] . "<br>";
        echo "Description: " . $row['description'] . "<br><br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "No results found.";
}

// Close database connection
$mysqli->close();

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