Zoom Search Engine

USERS GUIDE

Version 8.0

Zoom Search Engine

Custom website search engine

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Zoom Search Engine

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Table of Contents

Foreword

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Part I Overview

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1 Introdu..c.t.i.o..n............................................................................................................................ 8 2 What's..N..e..w............................................................................................................................. 8 3 Featur.e..s................................................................................................................................ 9 4 Syste.m....R..e..q..u..i.r.e..m...e..n..t.s.......................................................................................................... 11 5 How Z..o..o..m....w...o..r.k..s................................................................................................................. 12 6 Instal.l.a..t.i.o..n........................................................................................................................... 13 7 What.s..h..o..u..l.d...I..d..o...f.i.r.s..t.?......................................................................................................... 14 8 Which...s..e..a..r.c..h...s.c..r.i.p..t..p..l.a..t.f.o..r.m....s..h..o..u..l.d...I..u..s.e..?.......................................................................... 14 9 What.w...i.l.l..t.h..e...e..n..d...r.e..s..u..l.t..l.o..o..k...l.i.k.e..?....................................................................................... 15 10 Purch.a..s..i.n..g...Z..o..o..m.................................................................................................................. 16 11 Credi.t.s................................................................................................................................. 16

Part II Indexing your website

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1 Using..t.h..e...Z..o..o..m....S..e..a..r.c..h...E..n..g..i.n..e...I.n..d..e..x..e..r.............................................................................. 19

Spider m ode .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Offline m ode .......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Start spider U.R..L....(.s..p...i.d..e..r...m....o..d..e....o..n..l.y..).................................................................................................................. 21

Start directory...(..o..f.f..l.i.n..e...m....o..d...e...o..n...l.y..)..................................................................................................................... 24

Base URL .......................................................................................................................................................... 24

Output directo..r..y...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Platform

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Start indexing.......................................................................................................................................................... 25

Stop indexing.......................................................................................................................................................... 25

Indexing statu..s........................................................................................................................................................ 25

Log

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2 Config..u..r..i.n..g...Z.o..o..m....f.u..r..t.h..e..r.................................................................................................... 28

Scan options .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

Skip options .......................................................................................................................................................... 31

Thread option..s........................................................................................................................................................ 33

Spider option.s......................................................................................................................................................... 34

Search page .......................................................................................................................................................... 37

Results layou.t......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Indexing optio..n..s...................................................................................................................................................... 43

Lim its

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Authentication.......................................................................................................................................................... 47

FTP

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Autocom plete.......................................................................................................................................................... 49

Languages .......................................................................................................................................................... 50

Weightings .......................................................................................................................................................... 52

Content filteri.n...g...................................................................................................................................................... 53

Categories .......................................................................................................................................................... 54

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Sitem aps .......................................................................................................................................................... 54 Synonym s .......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Recom m ende..d...l.i.n..k...s.............................................................................................................................................. 57 Index log .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Advanced .......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Custom Meta..S..e..a..r..c..h...F..i.e...l.d..s.................................................................................................................................. 63

3 Step-b..y..-.s..t.e..p...W...i.z..a..r.d............................................................................................................. 63

Select file typ.e..s...s...t.e..p.............................................................................................................................................. 64 Output folder .a..n...d...l.i.m....i.t..s..t..e..p.................................................................................................................................. 64

4 FTP ................................................................................................................................... 64

5 Categ.o..r..i.e..s........................................................................................................................... 66

6 Custo.m....M...e..t.a...S..e..a..r.c..h...F..i.e..l.d..s................................................................................................. 70

7 Date R...a..n..g..e...S..e..a..r.c..h..i.n..g......................................................................................................... 74

8 Searc.h...S...t.a..t.i.s.t.i.c..s..R...e..p..o..r.t...................................................................................................... 75

9 Icons.a..n..d...t.h..u..m...b..n..a..i.l.s........................................................................................................... 77

Associating a.n...i.m....a..g..e...w....i.t.h...a...p...a..r.t..i.c..u..l.a..r...p..a..g..e..................................................................................................... 79 Associating ic..o..n...i.m....a..g..e...s...w...i.t..h...a...f.i.l.e....t.y..p..e............................................................................................................ 79 Associating th..u...m...b...n..a..i.l..i.m....a..g..e..s....w...i.t.h....f.i.l.e..s........................................................................................................... 81 Custom izing t..h..e...a..p...p..e..a..r..a..n..c..e....o..f..y..o...u..r...i.c..o..n..s....o..r...t.h..u...m...b...n..a..i.l.s............................................................................ 84

10 Image...i.n..d..e..x..i.n..g.................................................................................................................... 85

11 Increm...e..n..t.a..l..i.n..d..e..x..i.n..g........................................................................................................... 87

Updating an e.x..i.s..t.i.n...g...i.n..d...e..x.................................................................................................................................... 88 Add start poin..t.s....t.o...e...x..i.s..t.i.n...g...i.n..d...e..x....................................................................................................................... 88 Add list of new.....o..r...u..p..d...a..t.e..d....p..a..g..e...s....................................................................................................................... 88 View or delet.e...p..a..g...e..s...f..r.o...m....e...x..i.s..t.i.n...g...i.n..d...e..x........................................................................................................ 89 Com m and-lin.e...p..a..r..a..m....e..t.e...r.s....f.o..r...i.n..c..r..e..m....e..n...t.a..l..i.n..d...e..x..i.n..g..................................................................................... 90

12 XML/R..S...S...o..u..t.p..u..t..(.C..G...I..o..n..l.y.).................................................................................................. 90

13 Broke.n...l.i.n..k...d..e..t.e..c..t.i.o..n........................................................................................................... 92

14 Config..u..r..a..t.i.o..n...(.Z.C...F..G..)..f.i.l.e..s.................................................................................................... 92

15 Comm..a..n..d...l.i.n..e...p..a..r..a..m...e..t.e..r.s.................................................................................................. 93

16 Sched..u..l.i.n..g...a..n..d...a..u..t.o..m...a..t.i.c...i.n..d..e..x..i.n..g.................................................................................... 94

17 Using..t.h..e...6..4.-.b..i.t..I.n..d..e..x..e..r....................................................................................................... 96

18 Plugin..s...(.I.n..d..e..x..i.n..g...P..D..F..,..D...O..C...a..n..d...o..t.h..e..r...d..o..c.u..m...e..n..t..f.o..r..m...a..t.s.)................................................. 97

File form ats s.u...p..p..o...r.t..e..d.......................................................................................................................................... 98 Unsupported .b..i.n...a..r.y...f..o..r..m...a..t..s................................................................................................................................ 98 Installing a plu..g...i.n.................................................................................................................................................... 99 Using the plug..i.n...s.................................................................................................................................................... 99 Configuring a..p..l.u..g...i.n............................................................................................................................................... 99 Upgrading a .p..l.u..g...i.n................................................................................................................................................ 100 Using custom....d...e..s..c..r..i.p..t..i.o..n...(...d..e..s...c..)..f.i.l.e...s............................................................................................................ 100 ZIP file supp.o..r..t..................................................................................................................................................... 101

Part III Server-side search engine (Using PHP, ASP,

or CGI)

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1 Files..r..e..q..u..i.r.e..d..................................................................................................................... 104 2 Insta.l.l.i.n..g...t.h..e...A...S..P....N..E..T...n..a..t.i.v..e...c..o..n..t.r.o..l................................................................................ 105

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Part IV Client-side search engine (Using JavaScript)

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1 Files..r..e..q..u..i.r.e..d..................................................................................................................... 111 2 Limi.t.a..t.i.o..n..s..o..f..J..a..v..a..s.c..r.i.p..t.................................................................................................... 111 3 Usin.g...t.h..e...C..G..I..o..r...P..H..P...v..e..r.s..i.o..n...w...i.t.h..o..u..t..a...w..e..b...s..e..r.v..e..r.......................................................... 112

Part V Publishing your search engine on your

website or CD-ROM

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1 Wha.t..t.o...d..o...a..f.t.e..r..i.n..d..e..x..i.n..g................................................................................................... 115

2 Uplo.a..d..i.n..g...t.o...y..o..u..r..w...e..b..s.i.t.e.................................................................................................. 116

3 USB..d..i.s.t.r.i.b..u..t.i.o..n.................................................................................................................. 116

4 Addi.t.i.o..n..a..l..n..o..t.e..s...f.o..r..u..p..l.o..a..d..i.n..g...C..G...I................................................................................... 116

5 Whe.r.e...i.s...m...y...s.e..a..r.c..h...p..a..g..e..?................................................................................................. 116

Part VI How do I customize the look of my search

page?

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1 Cust.o..m...i.z.i.n..g...t.h..e...s..e..a..r.c..h...f.o..r.m............................................................................................... 120

2 Cust.o..m...i.z.i.n..g...t.h..e...s..e..a..r.c..h...r.e..s..u..l.t.s.......................................................................................... 121

3 Cust.o..m...i.z.i.n..g...t.h..e...r..e..c.o..m...m...e..n..d..e..d...l.i.n..k..s................................................................................. 122

4 CSS..c.l.a..s..s..l.i.s..t.i.n..g................................................................................................................. 122

5 How..d..o...I..m...o..d..i.f.y...t.h..e...s.e..a..r.c..h...f.o..r.m....o..n...t.h..e...s..e..a..r.c..h...p..a..g..e..?...................................................... 125

6 How..c..a..n...I..a..d..d...a...s.e..a..r.c..h...f.o..r.m....t.o...m...y...m...e..n..u..s..,..m...a..i.n...p..a..g..e..,..e..t.c..?............................................ 126 7 Adva..n..c..e..d...t.e..m...p..l.a..t.e...o..p..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................................... 126

8 More...h..o..w...-.t.o..'s..................................................................................................................... 129

9 Chan..g..i.n..g...y..o..u..r..d..e..f.a..u..l.t..e..d..i.t.o..r............................................................................................. 129

Part VII Advanced Options

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1 Inter.n..a..t.i.o..n..a..l../..f.o..r.e..i.g..n...l.a..n..g..u..a..g..e...s..u..p..p..o..r.t........................................................................... 132

European lan..g..u..a..g...e..s...(..F..r.e...n..c..h..,..G...e..r..m....a..n..,..D..a..n...i.s..h..,..S...w...e..d...i.s..h..,..e...t.c...).................................................................. 132 Russian (Cyr.i.l.l.i.c..)................................................................................................................................................... 133 Japanese .......................................................................................................................................................... 133

2 Tran.s..l.a..t.i.n..g...t.h..e...s.e..a..r.c..h...p..a..g..e............................................................................................... 133 3 Impo..r.t.i.n..g...a..n..d...E..x..p..o..r.t.i.n..g...a..d..d..i.t.i.o..n..a..l..s..t.a..r.t..U..R...L..s.................................................................. 134 4 Editi.n..g...t.h..e...s.e..a..r..c.h...s..c..r.i.p..t.................................................................................................... 135 5 Skip.p..i.n..g...s.e..c..t.i.o..n..s...o..f..a...p..a..g..e............................................................................................... 135 6 Man.u..a..l.l.y..a..d..d...w...o..r.d..s...i.n..t.o...t.h..e...i.n..d..e..x.................................................................................... 136 7 Alter.n..a..t.i.v..e...p..a..g..e...t.i.t.l.e..s...a..n..d...d..e..s.c..r.i.p..t.i.o..n..s............................................................................. 136 8 Spec..i.f.y..i.n..g...a...l.a..s.t.-.m...o..d..i.f.i.e..d...d..a..t.e...f.o..r..y..o..u..r..w...e..b...p..a..g..e..s.......................................................... 137 9 Enab..l.e...j.u..m...p...t.o...m...a..t.c..h...a..n..d...h..i.g..h..l.i.g..h..t..w..i.t.h..i.n...d..o..c..u..m...e..n..t...................................................... 137 10 Sear.c..h...S..t.a..t.i.s..t.i.c..s..P..H...P...S..c..r.i.p..t.............................................................................................. 138 11 Integ..r.a..t.i.n..g...Z..o..o..m....i.n...y..o..u..r..o..w...n...a..p..p..l.i.c.a..t.i.o..n..s........................................................................ 141 12 The .i.n..d..e..x..i.n..g...p..r.o..c..e..s.s......................................................................................................... 142

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