Geoff Canyon wrote:
>>http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/swiki/35
>>
>>The search functionality just searches each page. In order to be more
>>efficient, you would need something that indexes pages by keywords.
>>That's not a trivial thing.
>>
>>Peace and Luck!
>>
>>Je77
>>
>
> I understand that it searches every page. The site has 2300 pages. It takes about 70
>seconds to search for a single word. The pages and the application are on a ram disk,
>so even if swiki doesn't load them into ram, they are there anyway. 2300/70 = 30
>pages per second. The server isn't doing anything else, and it's a 200mhz machine
>(not new, but not decrepit either). 30 pages per second seems slow to me, even
>without building an index.
>
> I know I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth, here. I think Swiki is great, and I'm
>glad to have it. I'm just hoping I can make it faster without having to buy a new
>machine ;-)
>
I cheat. I use Google's engine to index and search my site. Look at
the Google search panel at the bottom of my home page to see how.
http://www.smalltalkpro.com
Of course, I'm not running a Swiki, but I don't know why the same trick
couldn't work for you. The only problem is becoming visible to Google
in the first place so that Google notices you.
Nevin
