otakuhub/controllers/SearchController.php

<?php 

namespace app\controllers; 

use app\models\Anime;
use \MongoRegex;

class SearchController extends \lithium\action\Controller {
	public function index($type, $by = "series_title")
	{

		if (empty($this->request->query['search'])) {
			//Redirect them or something 
		}


		$searchParam = '/' . $this->request->query['search'] . '/i';
		
		$content;
		$limit = 20; 
		$page = $this->request->page ?: 1;
		$total; //<-- number of search results


		switch($type)
		{
			case "anime": $content = Anime::find('all', array('conditions' => array('title' => array('like' => $searchParam)), $limit, $page)); 
			$total = Anime::count(array('title' => array('like' => $searchParam)));
			break;
			case "kdrama": break;
			case "manga": break; 
		}
		return compact('content', 'type', 'by', 'limit', 'total', 'page');
	}


}