How do I make a search engine?

Making a search engine is a little harder than just putting some code on a webpage...

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17487335

Yes, unfortunately it does require quite a bit more than anyone could post up here as code. You need a database, a way to spider web sites, and an extensive and probably custom CGI or other server side program with a beefed up server if you will get alot of traffic.

It would be nice though.

Thanks for you help. I also have 2 other things. When you enter in a message here you see the white boxes you have to write stuff in? How can I make those except have it e-mail the stuff to me? The other thing is how do I make so when you try to right click a message pops up saying you may not do that? Thanks!
~Park~

There are a number of programs out there now that will let you start up your own search engine. I would highly recommend the Hyperseek Search Engine Program. It is very easy to maintain once you have everything setup. I use it at www.BizBot.net. You can find more info on hyperseek at http://www.hyperseek.com

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http://www.bizbot.net
http://www.perfectpresence.com

BrianW:

Thanks for the urls and information.

sixflags111:

For the forms question, my tutorial might help you out, see:
http://www.pageresource.com/html/formhelp.htm

For the right click script, some were posted in an old thread at:
http://www.webmaster-forums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000338.html

Keep in mind, right click scripts don't really stop anybody as people who know what they are doing can still view the source code.

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John Pollock
http://www.pageresource.com
http://www.javascriptcity.com

Go to http://www.geocities.com/recipe11/ try to submit a recipe. It doesn't seem to be working on my computer. Tell me what the problem is?!
~Park~

I think the email method only works with Netscape, so if you had IE on you might need to try NS.

As far as I know, Geo has a CGI program for this that you can use to make things easier and the resuts cleaner. Check their documentation or ask someone with Geo. about a form to email script, there should be some code you use to add it in.

Thanks JP!
I will ask geocities. Is this the busiest forum tonight or what?

Indeed, it is the busiest forum tonight! The good news is I was here most of the time.

I'll be off in a few minutes though to watch my favorite Basketball team get beaten again..(don't ask which team)

Glad I could help!

NOw with the form. I tested it out...and now it is not sending the information they have to enter to me! AGH! I don't know.

If your serious about a search engine check out http://www.infostreak.com/

They have 3 products, URL Spider Pro (which is a client side application for crawling web sites, it even works with Gossamer Threads), URL Indexer (A server side CGI script that indexs sites submited to it), and a CGI Search Engine script.

They all cost something, but are very reasonable.

Good luck..

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Adam
AIS Internet Solutions
[email protected]

If information is not sent you probably forgot to give the input fields a name:

<input type=text name=MyName>

Malte

[This message has been edited by Malte (edited 21 November 1999).]