What are some recommended methods for indexing and searching through both HTML and PHP files efficiently in PHP scripts?

When indexing and searching through both HTML and PHP files efficiently in PHP scripts, one recommended method is to use the PHP `glob()` function to retrieve a list of files matching a specified pattern. You can then loop through each file, read its contents using `file_get_contents()`, and perform your search operation. This approach allows you to efficiently search through multiple files without having to open and read each file individually.

$files = glob('path/to/files/*.html'); // Get a list of HTML files in the specified directory

foreach ($files as $file) {
    $contents = file_get_contents($file); // Read the contents of each HTML file
    // Perform your search operation on $contents
}