* Thus wrote robert mena:
Hi,
I need to improve my current "search mecanism" but got stuck in a dilema : build one or use an existing engine?
My site, that uses php/smarty allows my users to browse products in a category listing or search. Currently my search only performs a 'select xxx from where field like ' and show the results.
Even tough it works I'd like to improve it, showing the results by relevance, proper hadling mispelled words, performing the serach not only in the product's name etc.
If your using mysql, look at the match()/full text index functionality it provides. This can be a usesfull feature.
Curt
If you have access to install things on your server I would consider using Swish-E, i'm using it on www.question.com and it's working great, and it has a php interface.
http://www.swish-e.org/
Nick
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