array("AL", "Alabama", "The Heart of Dixie"), "Alaska" => array("AK", "Alaska", "The Land of the Midnight Sun"), "Arkansas" => array("AR", "Arkansas", "The Natural State"), "Arizona" => array("AZ", "Arizona", "The Grand Canyon State"), "California" => array("CA", "California", "The Golden State"), "Colorado" => array("CO", "Colorado", "The Mountain State"), "Connecticut" => array("CT", "Connecticut", "The Constitution State"), "Delaware" => array("DE", "Delaware", "The First State"), "Florida" => array("FL", "Florida", "The Sunshine State"), "Georgia" => array("GA", "Georgia", "The Peach State"), "Hawaii" => array("HI", "Hawaii", "The Aloha State"), "Idaho" => array("ID", "Idaho", "Famous Potatoes"), "Illinois" => array("IL", "Illinois", "The Prairie State"), "Indiana" => array("IN", "Indiana", "The Hospitality State"), "Iowa" => array("IA", "Iowa", "The Corn State"), "Kansas" => array("KS", "Kansas", "The Sunflower State"), "Kentucky" => array("KY", "Kentucky", "The Bluegrass State"), "Louisiana" => array("LA", "Louisiana", "The Bayou State"), "Maine" => array("ME", "Maine", "The Pine Tree State"), "Maryland" => array("MD", "Maryland", "Chesapeake State"), "Massachusetts" => array("MA", "Massachusetts", "The Spirit of America"), "Michigan" => array("MI", "Michigan", "Great Lakes State"), "Minnesota" => array("MN", "Minnesota", "North Star State"), "Mississippi" => array("MS", "Mississippi", "Magnolia State"), "Missouri" => array("MO", "Missouri", "Show Me State"), "Montana" => array("MT", "Montana", "Big Sky Country"), "Nebraska" => array("NE", "Nebraska", "Beef State"), "Nevada" => array("NV", "Nevada", "Silver State"), "New Hampshire" => array("NH", "New Hampshire", "Granite State"), "New Jersey" => array("NJ", "New Jersey", "Garden State"), "New Mexico" => array("NM", "New Mexico", "Land of Enchantment"), "New York" => array("NY", "New York", "Empire State"), "North Carolina" => array("NC", "North Carolina", "First in Freedom"), "North Dakota" => array("ND", "North Dakota", "Peace Garden State"), "Ohio" => array("OH", "Ohio", "The Heart of it All"), "Oklahoma" => array("OK", "Oklahoma", "Oklahoma is OK"), "Oregon" => array("OR", "Oregon", "Pacific Wonderland"), "Pennsylvania" => array("PA", "Pennsylvania", "Keystone State"), "Rhode Island" => array("RI", "Rhode Island", "Ocean State"), "South Carolina" => array("SC", "South Carolina", "Nothing Could be Finer"), "South Dakota" => array("SD", "South Dakota", "Great Faces, Great Places"), "Tennessee" => array("TN", "Tennessee", "Volunteer State"), "Texas" => array("TX", "Texas", "Lone Star State"), "Utah" => array("UT", "Utah", "Salt Lake State"), "Vermont" => array("VT", "Vermont", "Green Mountain State"), "Virginia" => array("VA", "Virginia", "Mother of States"), "Washington" => array("WA", "Washington", "Green Tree State"), "West Virginia" => array("WV", "West Virginia", "Mountain State"), "Wisconsin" => array("WI", "Wisconsin", "America's Dairyland") ); $query = '/^' . $_GET['q'] . '/i'; $found = array(); function filter_states($val, $i) { if (preg_match($GLOBALS['query'], $i)) { array_push($GLOBALS['found'], $GLOBALS['states'][$i]); } } array_walk($states, "filter_states"); echo json_encode(array( "total" => count($found), "data" => $found )); ?>