GoogleSearch.php

<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) { exit('No direct script access allowed'); }
 
class GoogleSearch {
	private $ci;
 
	//you will get these from your Google Custom Search Engine that you have created using their API
	private $key = "YOUR_KEY";
	private $cx = "YOUR_CX";
	public $version = "v1";
	public $url = "https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch";
	public $alt = "json";
 
	protected $search;
	protected $results;
	protected $html_results;
 
	public function __construct() {
		$this->ci = &get_instance();
		$this->ci->load->library('Curl');
	}
 
	public function get_results($search = false) {
		if($search !== false) {
			$this->search = urlencode($search);
			$this->results = json_decode($this->ci->curl->simple_get("$this->url/$this->version?key=$this->key&cx=$this->cx&q=$this->search&alt=$this->alt"));
 
			return $this->ci->load->view('google/results', $this->results, true);
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}
 
}
 
?>
<?php //Here's the markup that you will need for your view. You will put this in a folder called google and file called results.php ?>
<?php if(isset($results) && is_array($results->items)) : ?>
	<?php foreach($results->items as $subarray):?>
		<div class="gsc-webResult gsc-result">
			<div class="gs-webResult gs-result">
			
				<div class="gs-title">
					<a class="gs-title" href="<?=$subarray->link?>" target="_blank"><?=$subarray->htmlTitle?></a>
				</div>
				
				<div class="gs-snippet">
					<?php echo $subarray->htmlSnippet; ?>
				</div>
				<div class="gs-visibleUrl gs-visibleUrl-short">
					<?php echo $subarray->displayLink; ?>	
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	<?php endforeach;?>
<?php endif; ?>