Reece S — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:54:54 +0000

Heyz, i use a thing called "FreeFind"
It is totally free, and has everything from schedule spidering, to custom results page. it take 5 mins to set up, and is very fast with the results.
the only let down is that it has a couple of Google ads at the top of generated pages. but nothing to worry about, right?

Michelle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:25:37 +0000

Great, hope it works out for you.

Michelle

Aiea — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:51:12 +0000

Michelle

I just created a google custom search box, it might just be what I was looking for. Will test it once I get home.

Thanks alot

Michelle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:10:29 +0000

I suggest trying Google's site search. I haven't used it, but I've read about it. It gives you a textbox and the user can search either your site or the web. You can also get paid by adding their ads to it if you're so inclined.

Michelle

calculator — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:06:02 +0000

No worries glad I could help.

Aiea — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:02:49 +0000

calculator

Thanks a lot for posting and helping this twf noobie

I had thought about using the database but I'm doing a project for school and our server doesn't allow students to do scripting on it =\

I was initially hoping there were more easier and simple ways, especially when I'm actually making this site for cell phones. So too complicated query results aren't really suitable for the small screen and slow speeds.

I might have to resort to the website search engines you refer me to. Thanks a lot for your input

calculator — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:48:38 +0000

Hi Aiea and welcome to the forums

A search box to search within you site is usually done in either or the two following ways:

- your site is completely database driven so you just create a search box that queries the database

- you site is not database drive and you want to add a script that will either:
- allow you to create a file with matching keywords to pages (time consuming)
- spider your site and generate the search files for you - the best solution I think

In which case there are many software that can do that for you - I use Zoom Search Engine which is a commercial product but I am sure you may be able to find free ones out there. Try Googling for 'website search engine' and many will be listed on the result page.