What are some common methods for implementing a full-text search in PHP?

Implementing a full-text search in PHP involves using a search engine or database that supports full-text search capabilities, such as MySQL's full-text search or a dedicated search engine like Elasticsearch. These tools allow you to efficiently search through large amounts of text data and return relevant results based on search queries. 

// Example code using MySQL's full-text search
$searchTerm = $_GET['search_term'];

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

// Perform full-text search query
$query = "SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH(title, content) AGAINST('$searchTerm')";
$result = $mysqli->query($query);

// Display search results
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo "<h2>{$row['title']}</h2>";
    echo "<p>{$row['content']}</p>";
}

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