RE: [PHP] how to implement search on site
| From: | Boyd, Todd M. | Date: | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:24:40 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] how to implement search on site | ||
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jignesh Thummar [mailto:jignesh.thummar@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:07 AM
> To: Richard Heyes
> Cc: PHP-General List
> Subject: Re: [PHP] how to implement search on site
>
> Thanks Richard.
>
> I have to try Zend_Lucene.
>
> - Jignesh
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Richard Heyes <richard@php.net>
> wrote:
>
> > > Zend_Lucene require lots of efforts?
> >
> > Well like everything in life to get good results will mean you will
> > have to put some time in. But by no means an innordinate amount (I
> > would imagine). If you did then the Zend Framework wouldn't be so
> > good.
> >
> > > If i have to use DB? how can i do it?
> >
> > Zend_Lucene is file based - no database required. Therefore it's
more
> > portable (plus it's all PHP based as I understand it) and has fewer
> > pre-requisites.
If you're mainly worried about indexing public pages, why not implement
a Google custom search? They do all the heavy lifting--you just worry
about maintaining your website. All the same SEO you do for Google will
then apply to your website internally...
Todd Boyd
Web Programmer