One possible solution is to use Laravel Scout, which is a package that provides full-text search functionality for Eloquent models. It uses Algolia or Elasticsearch as the search engine, and allows for complex search queries with multiple search terms and filters.
To use Scout, you need to install the package and configure the search engine driver. Then, you can add the Searchable trait to your Eloquent models and define the searchable fields. For example:
use Laravel\Scout\Searchable;
class Game extends Model
{
use Searchable;
public function toSearchableArray()
{
$array = $this->toArray();
$array['publisher'] = $this->publisher->name;
$array['studio'] = $this->studio->name;
return $array;
}
}
In this example, the Game model has relations to Publisher and Studio, and we want to include their names in the search index. The toSearchableArray method defines the fields that should be indexed and searchable.
To perform a search query, you can use the search method on the model:
$games = Game::search('warcraft pc blizzard')->get();
This will return a collection of Game models that match the search query. You can also use filters and sorting to refine the results.
Using Scout can improve the performance of site-wide search, especially for large datasets and complex queries. However, it requires additional setup and configuration, and may incur additional costs for the search engine service.
