(newbie )Want to extract keyword from text in atext area

[jidesbey]

Hello,

I have build an html interface with a text area. I want a script that would let me search for text pasted there based on a database. how do I go about it

[kesav]

use regular expressions
ereg_math or preg_match
if you are not familiar with regular expresion, use simple strpos('textarea content','searched word');

You need to download the php manual. Just a word of warning. If you're running a dictionary's worth of words from a db - this'll bite you in the posterior!