Re: Search engine : build a new one or use an alreadry existing one ?

Hi Can I use them (swish-e & HtDig) for unicode scripts? Sadeq On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:49:32 +1300, Noodles <noodles@planetslackers.com> wrote: > Curt Zirzow wrote: > > > > * Thus wrote robert mena: > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>I need to improve my current "search mecanism" but got stuck in a > >>dilema : build one or use an existing engine? > >> > >>My site, that uses php/smarty allows my users to browse products in a > >>category listing or search. Currently my search only performs a > >>'select xxx from where field like ' and show the results. > >> > >>Even tough it works I'd like to improve it, showing the results by > >>relevance, proper hadling mispelled words, performing the serach not > >>only in the product's name etc. > > > > > > If your using mysql, look at the match()/full text index > > functionality it provides. This can be a usesfull feature. > > > > > > Curt > > If you have access to install things on your server I would consider > using Swish-E, i'm using it on www.question.com and it's working great, > and it has a php interface. > > http://www.swish-e.org/ > > Nick > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- ------------------------------------- Yazd, 8917954894