Search Tool

[timsweb]

Hey,

On my site, i want to put a search tool on to search my site, and preferably advanced search as well,

Thanks in Advanced,

Tim

[Jase]

you can make frames and put google there or somthing

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

What do you want to search? Your site/the web/sql database.

Also, "search" and "advanced search" are just definitions of what you are allowing the user access to. A well developped search needs not present the user with too many "advanced" features.

[timsweb]

  njlouch said:

What do you want to search? Your site/the web/sql database.

Also, "search" and "advanced search" are just definitions of what you are allowing the user access to. A well developped search needs not present the user with too many "advanced" features.

I know, And i want to search my site,

Thanks, Tim

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

OK, if you are hosted on Win2K, I would suggest using a mix of MS Indexing Service, IIS and ASP to create a really cool search that will rank your results, etc. I have implimented this and it's really cool.

If you are not hosting this yourself, then why not try putting the content into a dabatase and searching that? Otherwise, you can use google to search just within your site, or a tailored service such as Atomz.

[sourcer*****]

oh ... there are cool tools that can worth ... but they cost some $$$ search over google... search engine creator or soemthing like that...

[timsweb]

Is there any php code, that will search the directory its in? and sub directorys?

Thanks, Tim

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Ah, you are thinking along the lines of:

User enters words into search box, and PHP searches files for instances of the word?

That would be hella slow :(

Based upon your suggestion, I guess you are having this site hoted elsewhere and that you have little access to the server? In which case try the google "site specific" search. An example is:

YOUR KEYWORDS site:http://www.YOURSITE.co.uk

See: http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html#domain

[timsweb]

Ok, is it possible to make some php code, search inside files for what the users has typed?

if so, how?

and, would i possibly to speed it up, make a script, that would make an index, of keywords etc, which would be searched?

Tim

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

See, here's the thing - an index would be great, but would need maintaining (hence a content system being useful). Searching within each PHP file would just be ridiculously slow - and there's little speedup possible on that.

I'd suggest one of the following:

1. Create a content management system that would database all your content - hence making it easy to search.

2. Use Atomz or google or similar.

3. Design your site so that content is easily found and a search is not necessary.

[timsweb]

ok, one option, how how would i go about making the content mangement system,

Thanks, Tim

[matt74441]

Well it depends Tim, how good are you at PHP?

[Sushubh]

for a limited site atomz do ok. but i would personally use google's adsense's site search :D

[timsweb]

Does anyone know any search scripts that are free and esy to intergrate?

Tim

[Sushubh]

tried atomz search?

[timsweb]

Is atomz search a script, or what?

Tim

[timsweb]

Hey,

Just found this great script, php and mysql, and it has demo, so you can test it, test it here:

http://www.interspire.com/fastfind/demo.php

Tell me what you think,

Tim