Contribution - Extended Search Functionality

[tcwicks]

We have modified The Search Engine Project (TSEP) as a 5 minute installable module for CMS. If you have the necessary libraries (CatDoc and XPDF) installed then the module can be installed in CMS in about 30 seconds. The default functionality of TSEP doesn't index Microsoft documents and PDF documents in the filesystem so we extended TSEP to do this using CatDoc and (MSWord and MSExcell) plus XPDF. My question is where can we go to contribute this module to CMS.

Cheers

Tikiri And Rachel

[Ted]

Very nice!

After i get the wiki back up and running (we're in the middle of a server move), I'll give you a link to post it there.

Thanks!

[Ted]

After a fairly uneventful move, we're up and running again. The wiki page for subumitting modules is here. We're going to come up with a better system for this at some point, but this works for now...

Also, remember that the module API will change in 0.9, so your module will have to be modified for that fact. I promise, it's the only time you'll have to do it...

Thanks!

[Jaani]

I, for one, would love to see the TSEP search functionality bundled with the CMS core package.

With such a powerful search architecture already developed and (apparently) able to be integrated very easily, it doesn't make sense to develop an entirely new search module from scratch. I'd love to see the CMS team commit to using TSEP for integrated searching.

Is there any word on when the module will be made available for existing users?

[Ted]

Yeah, I would definatly be interested in seeing this functionality also. The missing search is a big problem and one of the major things missing from this package. IF the module is small and is faily integrated, I wouldn't mind including it in the core package.

[patriot]

Search

[rocko]

Dear Wishy, your system is suuuuuuper! I am a total fan of it, just one question:
I have integrated iSearch PHP as a tag with the following the steps (see below). Do you think to make a modul of it? Or integrated in the core-system? I have integrated in template this tag {iSearch}. Have a look at it, let me know, yours Rocko

The iSearch PHP search engine allows you to build a searchable database for your web site
http://www.isearchthenet.com/isearch/do ... ch_2_6.zip

iSearch Tag


/* Include the iSearch search form */

/* Relative reference to isearch directory */
$isearch_path = "../isearch2";

/* Optional - set the width of the entry box in chars */
$isearch_searchFormWidth = 12;

/* Optional - set target frame for search results.
* Default value is "_self".
*/
$isearch_resultFrame = "_blank";

/* Optional - add a "Search Internet" button to be displayed.
* Default value is True.
*/
$isearch_allowSearchInternet = True;

include("$isearch_path/inc/form.inc.php");

[jptechnical]

Is it just me, or does that zip file not include any sql populating scripts or even a dump file you can enter into the database

I installed it (all the files) but I am lost as to how to add the tables to the database. The instructions in the readme file http://www.isearchthenet.com/isearch/quick.php refer to files that aren't in the zip package.

Did you hack this for CMS? Are there files I am missing?

thanks.

here is my filelist.

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\isearch2\.htaccess
\isearch2\admin
\isearch2\filelist.txt
\isearch2\help
\isearch2\inc
\isearch2\index.php
\isearch2\lang
\isearch2\readme.txt
\isearch2\sitemap.php
\isearch2\stats.php
\isearch2\style
\isearch2\viewcache.php
\isearch2\admin\index.php
\isearch2\admin\log.php
\isearch2\admin\reindex.php
\isearch2\admin\reindex_frame.php
\isearch2\admin\reindex_menu.php
\isearch2\admin\search_log.php
\isearch2\help\.htaccess
\isearch2\help\config.inc.php
\isearch2\help\english.inc.php
\isearch2\help\help.php
\isearch2\inc\.htaccess
\isearch2\inc\auto_spider.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\config.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\core.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\footer.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\form.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\form_internal.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\header.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\search.inc.php
\isearch2\inc\spider.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\.htaccess
\isearch2\lang\bulgarian.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\config.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\czech.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\danish.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\dutch.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\english.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\french.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\german.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\hungarian.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\italian.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\portuguese.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\rumanian.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\spanish.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\swedish.inc.php
\isearch2\lang\turkish.inc.php
\isearch2\style\.htaccess
\isearch2\style\classic.css
\isearch2\style\config.inc.php
\isearch2\style\default.css

[Anonymous]

dear jesse perry - maybe you did not check carefully the point isearch 2.6. Configuration.
Basis Configuration: Notice that you have the right address under: Start Url and Exclude Url. Do not search in file isearch but in the file where you have your cms simple.
Spider Basic: take care of the allowed file extensions and then spider.
hope you arrive with my description, unfortunately my english is not a good one. Good luck
rocko

[jptechnical]

I will take another look. Thanks for the clarification.

You will have to forgive me. English is my first language and I still don't understand it