searcher.py

searcher.py

import os

root_dir = r"C:\dev\"   # change this where to search
needle = "Your-String"              # what you search for

for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root_dir):
    for filename in filenames:
        if filename.lower().endswith(".php"):
            full_path = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
            try:
                with open(full_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
                    for lineno, line in enumerate(f, start=1):
                        if needle in line:
                            print(f"{full_path}:{lineno}: {line.strip()}")
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Could not read {full_path}: {e}")