Server-side search engine (Using PHP, ASP, or CGI)

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When to use

When your web server supports PHP or ASP, or has CGI execute permission
When you do not intend to run the search engine without a web server.
When you have a large set of data (eg. over 20,000 pages)

How it works

Requires PHP or ASP support on your web server (or CGI execute permission)
Processes search queries on the web server
Performance does not depend on the users’ web browser or computer
Index data is stored on the server, minimal Internet traffic.

serverside

(1)Only the search results need to be sent to the user.
(2)The search query is processed on the server.
(3)The index data files (containing the keywords, and other search data) stay on the web server and does not need to be downloaded.

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Files required
Using the CGI or PHP version without a web server