it is impossible to set the filter via php

[chongshengdz]

<?php

// the code below will never work.
$params = [
    'filter' => ['category_id' => $params['category_id']],
]

// it will only work if you set the exact value like:
$params = [
    'filter' => ["category_id=20"],
]

meilisearch-php version 1.15.0
meilisearch version 1.13.2

[Strift]

Hey, that's because Meilisearch supports other filters beyond strict equality.

The syntax you're suggesting would not work for e.g. inequality.

While some syntactic sugar is always welcome, I don't know if it's a needed addition at this point.