Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Hi Michael I have used http://www.freefind.com/ for many years They have a pro version. I don't know how it integrates with mySql but it has worked well on my CF site. Rob Robert J. Voyle, Psy.D. Director, Clergy Leadership Institute For Coaching and Training in Appreciative Inquiry Author: Restoring Hope: Appreciative Strategies to Resolve Grief and Resentment http://www.appreciativeway.com/ 503-647-2378 or 503-647-2382 On 8 Sep 2011 at 10:04, Michael Grant wrote: > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > search. > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All > the > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > question > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to > be a db > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347408 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
We use the Google paid version frequently. It works well; it's easy to implement. Here's a couple of samples if you want to see it can be customized to match your site: http://www.rivkinradler.com or http://www.vaughn.edu/ Robert B. Harrison Director of Interactive Services Austin & Williams 125 Kennedy Drive, Suite 100 Hauppauge NY 11788 P : 631.231.6600 Ext. 119 F : 631.434.7022 http://www.austin-williams.com Great advertising can't be either/or. It must be &. Plug in to our blog: A&W Unplugged http://www.austin-williams.com/unplugged ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347332 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Very good to know, thanks Dave. We're compiling our options and will make our recommendations to the client. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Dave Watts wrote: > > > Thanks Russ, I will check it out. Our client will likely want a solution > > without ads, but it looks like the paid version is pretty reasonable, > with > > plans starting at $100.00/year for up to 10,000 queries. > > If you have any questions about Google Site Search, or want to > purchase from a reseller, feel free to contact me off-list. We > specialize in Google Search implementation (GSA and GSS). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347331 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what > the Google free search utilizes? No, Google's search tools rely on Google's own proprietary functionality. In the case of Google Site Search, it's really kind of baked into the public search functionality that Google offers. Generally speaking, relational databases aren't all that great for searching unstructured data (like web pages). Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347330 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
> Thanks Russ, I will check it out. Our client will likely want a solution > without ads, but it looks like the paid version is pretty reasonable, with > plans starting at $100.00/year for up to 10,000 queries. If you have any questions about Google Site Search, or want to purchase from a reseller, feel free to contact me off-list. We specialize in Google Search implementation (GSA and GSS). Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347328 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
>>Just so I'm clear, too... that's Yahoo's search API that's shutting down Sep 15, 2011? This one is: http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Rick Faircloth wrote: > > Just so I'm clear, too... that's Yahoo's search API that's shutting > down Sep 15, 2011? > > > -Original Message- > From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:17 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution > > > No worries. I'm actually glad it's on your radar now. It would suck to find > out after it shut down. > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gerald Guido >wrote: > > > > > >>I could actually find "site search > > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > > Sept > > 15, 2011. > > > > Yeah that is the one. Crap. I had no idea it was closing down. My bad. > > > > Actually that is a good thing that you brought that to my attention. I > > guess > > I will be following this thread as well. > > > > Sorry about that, > > G! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > > > > Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API > > > which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find "site > > search > > > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > > > Sept > > > 15, 2011. > > > http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ > > > > > > Is site search API a different beast? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Guido > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml > format > > > so > > > > you can do with it as you please. Free too. > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > G! > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > > > search. > > > > > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All > > the > > > > > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > > > > question > > > > > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > > > > > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs > to > > be > > > a > > > > > db > > > > > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > > > > > > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347324 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Just so I'm clear, too... that's Yahoo's search API that's shutting down Sep 15, 2011? -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:17 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution No worries. I'm actually glad it's on your radar now. It would suck to find out after it shut down. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gerald Guido wrote: > > >>I could actually find "site search > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > Sept > 15, 2011. > > Yeah that is the one. Crap. I had no idea it was closing down. My bad. > > Actually that is a good thing that you brought that to my attention. I > guess > I will be following this thread as well. > > Sorry about that, > G! > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API > > which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find "site > search > > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > > Sept > > 15, 2011. > > http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ > > > > Is site search API a different beast? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Guido > >wrote: > > > > > > > > I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format > > so > > > you can do with it as you please. Free too. > > > > > > HTH > > > G! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > > search. > > > > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All > the > > > > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > > > question > > > > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > > > > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to > be > > a > > > > db > > > > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > > > > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347323 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Thanks Russ, I will check it out. Our client will likely want a solution without ads, but it looks like the paid version is pretty reasonable, with plans starting at $100.00/year for up to 10,000 queries. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Russ Michaels wrote: > > I would give the Google custom search engine a look though, you can > fully customise it and integrate into your site, most people just do > it the lazy way and link out to an external link, which is messy. > > see www.cfsearch for an example, this took me no time at all. > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > That's a very good point Russ, thanks. > > I will pitch this as a possibility. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Russ Michaels > wrote: > > > >> > >> oh and you can use SOLR with PHP as well you know, is it not a CF only > >> solution. > >> > >> http://php.net/manual/en/book.solr.php > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Russ Michaels > wrote: > >> > What about the Google custom search ? > >> > > >> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Michael Grant > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site > >> isn't a > >> >> CF site, it's PHP. > >> >> I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is > >> hands > >> >> down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get > >> some > >> >> insight here. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth < > >> r...@whitestonemedia.com>wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious > >> >>> about this one, too. > >> >>> > >> >>> Michael... why are collections not a possibility? > >> >>> > >> >>> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what > >> >>> the Google free search utilizes? > >> >>> > >> >>> Rick > >> >>> > >> >>> -Original Message- > >> >>> From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > >> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM > >> >>> To: cf-talk > >> >>> Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > >> search. > >> >>> They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All > the > >> >>> content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > >> question > >> >>> is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > >> >>> capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to > be > >> a > >> >>> db > >> >>> specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > >> >>> > >> >>> I'd love to hear your thoughts. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347322 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
I would give the Google custom search engine a look though, you can fully customise it and integrate into your site, most people just do it the lazy way and link out to an external link, which is messy. see www.cfsearch for an example, this took me no time at all. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > That's a very good point Russ, thanks. > I will pitch this as a possibility. > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Russ Michaels wrote: > >> >> oh and you can use SOLR with PHP as well you know, is it not a CF only >> solution. >> >> http://php.net/manual/en/book.solr.php >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Russ Michaels wrote: >> > What about the Google custom search ? >> > >> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: >> >> >> >> Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site >> isn't a >> >> CF site, it's PHP. >> >> I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is >> hands >> >> down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get >> some >> >> insight here. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth < >> r...@whitestonemedia.com>wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious >> >>> about this one, too. >> >>> >> >>> Michael... why are collections not a possibility? >> >>> >> >>> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what >> >>> the Google free search utilizes? >> >>> >> >>> Rick >> >>> >> >>> -Original Message- >> >>> From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] >> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM >> >>> To: cf-talk >> >>> Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site >> search. >> >>> They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the >> >>> content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my >> question >> >>> is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search >> >>> capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be >> a >> >>> db >> >>> specific solution or a third party indexing solution. >> >>> >> >>> I'd love to hear your thoughts. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347321 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
That's a very good point Russ, thanks. I will pitch this as a possibility. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Russ Michaels wrote: > > oh and you can use SOLR with PHP as well you know, is it not a CF only > solution. > > http://php.net/manual/en/book.solr.php > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Russ Michaels wrote: > > What about the Google custom search ? > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > >> > >> Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site > isn't a > >> CF site, it's PHP. > >> I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is > hands > >> down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get > some > >> insight here. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth < > r...@whitestonemedia.com>wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious > >>> about this one, too. > >>> > >>> Michael... why are collections not a possibility? > >>> > >>> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what > >>> the Google free search utilizes? > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> > >>> -Original Message- > >>> From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > >>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM > >>> To: cf-talk > >>> Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution > >>> > >>> > >>> We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > search. > >>> They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the > >>> content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > question > >>> is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > >>> capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be > a > >>> db > >>> specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > >>> > >>> I'd love to hear your thoughts. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347320 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
No worries. I'm actually glad it's on your radar now. It would suck to find out after it shut down. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gerald Guido wrote: > > >>I could actually find "site search > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > Sept > 15, 2011. > > Yeah that is the one. Crap. I had no idea it was closing down. My bad. > > Actually that is a good thing that you brought that to my attention. I > guess > I will be following this thread as well. > > Sorry about that, > G! > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API > > which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find "site > search > > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > > Sept > > 15, 2011. > > http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ > > > > Is site search API a different beast? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Guido > >wrote: > > > > > > > > I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format > > so > > > you can do with it as you please. Free too. > > > > > > HTH > > > G! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > > search. > > > > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All > the > > > > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > > > question > > > > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > > > > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to > be > > a > > > > db > > > > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > > > > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347319 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
>>I could actually find "site search API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down Sept 15, 2011. Yeah that is the one. Crap. I had no idea it was closing down. My bad. Actually that is a good thing that you brought that to my attention. I guess I will be following this thread as well. Sorry about that, G! On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API > which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find "site search > API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down > Sept > 15, 2011. > http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ > > Is site search API a different beast? > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Guido >wrote: > > > > > I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format > so > > you can do with it as you please. Free too. > > > > HTH > > G! > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site > search. > > > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the > > > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > > question > > > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > > > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be > a > > > db > > > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347318 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
oh and you can use SOLR with PHP as well you know, is it not a CF only solution. http://php.net/manual/en/book.solr.php On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Russ Michaels wrote: > What about the Google custom search ? > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: >> >> Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site isn't a >> CF site, it's PHP. >> I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is hands >> down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get some >> insight here. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious >>> about this one, too. >>> >>> Michael... why are collections not a possibility? >>> >>> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what >>> the Google free search utilizes? >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] >>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM >>> To: cf-talk >>> Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution >>> >>> >>> We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. >>> They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the >>> content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question >>> is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search >>> capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a >>> db >>> specific solution or a third party indexing solution. >>> >>> I'd love to hear your thoughts. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347317 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
What about the Google custom search ? On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site isn't a > CF site, it's PHP. > I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is hands > down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get some > insight here. > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth > wrote: > >> >> I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious >> about this one, too. >> >> Michael... why are collections not a possibility? >> >> And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what >> the Google free search utilizes? >> >> Rick >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] >> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM >> To: cf-talk >> Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution >> >> >> We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. >> They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the >> content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question >> is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search >> capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a >> db >> specific solution or a third party indexing solution. >> >> I'd love to hear your thoughts. >> >> >> >> >> > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347316 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Collections aren't an option because as it stands right now the site isn't a CF site, it's PHP. I know I probably shouldn't be posting this in CF-Talk, but this is hands down the greatest collection of minds I know of, so I'm hoping to get some insight here. On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Rick Faircloth wrote: > > I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious > about this one, too. > > Michael... why are collections not a possibility? > > And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what > the Google free search utilizes? > > Rick > > -Original Message- > From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM > To: cf-talk > Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a > db > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347315 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
Can you link me? Googling that term sends me to Yahoo's search BOSS API which is only free for up to 250 pages. I could actually find "site search API" only "site explorer API" which says it's scheduled to be shut down Sept 15, 2011. http://developer.yahoo.com/search/siteexplorer/ Is site search API a different beast? On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Guido wrote: > > I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format so > you can do with it as you please. Free too. > > HTH > G! > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. > > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the > > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my > question > > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a > > db > > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > > > > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347314 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
If it's in a database, I tend towards collections for the site search. I've got a site with 65k products that uses this approach at the moment. -- Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog twitter.com/ophbalance ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347312 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
I've never actually implemented a site search, so I'm curious about this one, too. Michael... why are collections not a possibility? And, I've always used MySQL (and love it :o). Is that what the Google free search utilizes? Rick -Original Message- From: Michael Grant [mailto:mgr...@modus.bz] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: cf-talk Subject: (ot) Best Site Search Solution We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a db specific solution or a third party indexing solution. I'd love to hear your thoughts. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347310 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: (ot) Best Site Search Solution
I have used Yahoo's site search api. The give you results in xml format so you can do with it as you please. Free too. HTH G! On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. > They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the > content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question > is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search > capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a > db > specific solution or a third party indexing solution. > > I'd love to hear your thoughts. > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347309 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
(ot) Best Site Search Solution
We have a client with over 300 pages of content that wants a site search. They formerly had the free Google solution and didn't like it. All the content is stored in a mySQL (yuck) db across three tables. So my question is: What do people think is the best route to take to offer search capabilities? Collections aren't a possibility so it either needs to be a db specific solution or a third party indexing solution. I'd love to hear your thoughts. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347307 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
