refine search to two or more urls

fmehl · 09-30-2006, 11:05 PM

Hi, I'm new to Phpdig (and PHP in general), but I was wondering if it's possible to search two or more sites at a time, but not all of the ones included in the spider.

What I'm hoping to do is change the dropdown list to checkboxes, where users can choose whichever sites they want to search. I've been looking at function_phpdig_form but am having trouble with it. I don't know how to pass two or more siteids to the search query.

Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

Charter · 10-01-2006, 08:50 AM

PhpDig is really set to search all sites or one site at a time. The $site varaible is what determines the site to search and can be in a query string, hidden field, or option tag. To get $site set and treated as an array of integers rather than one integer...

Here are the areas in search_functions.php that may have to be changed:

Code:

if (mb_eregi("^[0-9]+[,]",$site)) {
    $tempbust = explode(",",$site);
    $site = $tempbust[0];
    $path = $tempbust[1];
}
settype($site,'integer'); // now set to integer

Code:

     $wheresite = "AND spider.site_id = $site ";

Code:

     $refine_url = "&amp;refine=1&amp;site=$site&amp;path=".urlencode($path);

And here are the areas in function_phpdig_form.php that may have to be changed:

Code:

    if (isset($site) && is_numeric($site) && ($site > 0)) {
        $site = (int) $site;

Code:

            'WHERE '.PHPDIG_DB_PREFIX.'sites.site_id = '.$site.' '.

Code:

            $dd_query = mysql_query('SELECT DISTINCT path FROM '.PHPDIG_DB_PREFIX.'spider WHERE site_id = '.$site.' AND path != ""',$id_connect);

Code:

            <input type='hidden' name='site' value='$site'/>

Code:

          $result['form_dropdown'] .= "<option value='".$dd_data['site_id'].",".$dd_data['path']."'>".$dd_data['site_url'].$dd_data['path']."</option>";

Code:

  <input type='hidden' name='site' value='$site'/>

There may be other areas also, and of course the search form would need to be altered to allow for muli-selects. Also, the areas above don't take into account the changes that might be needed for selected or checked remembrance after a search.

fmehl · 10-01-2006, 01:52 PM

Thanks!!! I'll give it a try.

09-30-2006, 11:05 PM	#1
fmehl Green Mole Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	refine search to two or more urls Hi, I'm new to Phpdig (and PHP in general), but I was wondering if it's possible to search two or more sites at a time, but not all of the ones included in the spider. What I'm hoping to do is change the dropdown list to checkboxes, where users can choose whichever sites they want to search. I've been looking at function_phpdig_form but am having trouble with it. I don't know how to pass two or more siteids to the search query. Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

10-01-2006, 08:50 AM	#2
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	PhpDig is really set to search all sites or one site at a time. The $site varaible is what determines the site to search and can be in a query string, hidden field, or option tag. To get $site set and treated as an array of integers rather than one integer... Here are the areas in search_functions.php that may have to be changed: Code: if (mb_eregi("^[0-9]+[,]",$site)) { $tempbust = explode(",",$site); $site = $tempbust[0]; $path = $tempbust[1]; } settype($site,'integer'); // now set to integer Code: $wheresite = "AND spider.site_id = $site "; Code: $refine_url = "&refine=1&site=$site&path=".urlencode($path); And here are the areas in function_phpdig_form.php that may have to be changed: Code: if (isset($site) && is_numeric($site) && ($site > 0)) { $site = (int) $site; Code: 'WHERE '.PHPDIG_DB_PREFIX.'sites.site_id = '.$site.' '. Code: $dd_query = mysql_query('SELECT DISTINCT path FROM '.PHPDIG_DB_PREFIX.'spider WHERE site_id = '.$site.' AND path != ""',$id_connect); Code: <input type='hidden' name='site' value='$site'/> Code: $result['form_dropdown'] .= "<option value='".$dd_data['site_id'].",".$dd_data['path']."'>".$dd_data['site_url'].$dd_data['path']."</option>"; Code: <input type='hidden' name='site' value='$site'/> There may be other areas also, and of course the search form would need to be altered to allow for muli-selects. Also, the areas above don't take into account the changes that might be needed for selected or checked remembrance after a search. __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

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10-01-2006, 01:52 PM	#3
fmehl Green Mole Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks!!! I'll give it a try.