How to create a search program?

kyootepuffy · August 22nd, 2003, 11:33 AM

Hey,

I have a html site, and I want to create a search field, where the user just enters words and it searches the web pages. And when the results are found, should i just display the link to that page with the keywords found?

Im clueless... thanks

kyootepuffy · August 22nd, 2003, 02:21 PM

I just want to search just my website, and I am not using a database.

planeswalk · August 24th, 2003, 01:46 AM

Hi,

One thing you can use to search your site is your web server's Indexing Service. You can ask your web hosting provider if it is enabled on the server you are on or if you have your own web server, you can check if Indexing Service is installed and running.

Cheers!

Marlon Villarama
Support Team
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kyootepuffy · August 25th, 2003, 02:59 PM

hey,

this is new to me..
so i just call up my hosting site and ask if they have a microsoft indexing service installed? If not, what is my alternative?

planeswalk · August 25th, 2003, 08:43 PM

Yes, you can call them up and ask if they offer the service. If not, there are lots of free ASP site search scripts out there that you can use. Most are very easy to setup but they may or may not require you to use at least an MS Access database for search information.

Cheers!

Marlon Villarama
Support Team
Web Burner Hosting
[email protected]
www.webburner.com
Toll-Free: 877-535-2876