I am trying to put a search box on my website and need help please. |
I am trying to put a search box on my website and need help please. |
bonitabelle |
Jan 5 2007, 10:06 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 5-January 07 Member No.: 1,467 |
I am trying to find a way to put a search box on my website. I want people to be able to search the website itself and not the entire internet. I am really new at all this and really confused. I have taught myself HTML and know nothing about scripts. Can someone please help me.
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pandy |
Jan 5 2007, 10:30 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,730 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
If your site is indexed by search engine you could use the free site search most of them offer. For instant these:
http://www.google.com/searchcode.html http://gigablast.com/sitesearch.html You could use a hosted service like these: http://hotscripts.com/Remotely_Hosted/Sear...arch/index.html Or, you could run a script on your own server. You can find such script at http://hotscipts.com too. Another option is to do the indexing from your local machine. Zoom is a nice program, free for smaller sites. You'll still need access to a server side programming language to display the results. http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/ [ADDED] I think I'm wrong about that last thing. Zoom has a JavaScript solution too. But that doesn't sound like something recommendable. |
Peter1968 |
Jan 5 2007, 11:11 AM
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Serious Coder Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 23-September 06 Member No.: 213 |
The one I use
Assumes you have CGI access and that perl is installed. It also installs the script remotely for you if you answer a couple of questions for it (account username/password) which saves you from installing it yourself. I've used it for several years and have no issues with it. |
John Pozadzides |
Jan 5 2007, 12:04 PM
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WDG Founder Group: Root Admin Posts: 529 Joined: 3-August 06 From: Magnolia, TX Member No.: 2 |
I think that for a complete beginner the best option is to implement the free Google search Pandy referenced. It includes a function called Site Search which limits the results to a search of just your site.
John |
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