The iSeries Webserver Search Engine allows you to perform full text searches on html and text files from any Web browser. The Webserver Search Engine is available at no charge with the IBM HTTP Server for i and now includes a web crawler..
For detailed information on how to use the Webserver Search Engine, see
iSeries Webserver Search Engine Getting Started .
For detailed information on how to use the Web Crawler, see
Getting Started - Running the Web Crawler .
Webserver Search Engine Features:
Indexes documents for fast searching. The iSeries Webserver Search Engine indexes html or text files into a format that allows a large number of documents to be searched quickly. Multiple indexes can be created and documents from multiple directories can be placed in a single index .
Advanced search functions. The iSeries Webserver Search Engine supports advanced search capabilities such as exact search, fuzzy search, wild card search, proximity search, English word stemming, case sensitive search, boolean search and document ranking.
Search with thesaurus - Search results can be improved by automatically accessing a thesaurus during search. The thesaurus is user defined so that terms that are relevant to the indexed documents can be included in the thesaurus.
Customizable search forms. The search forms and search results form are completely customizable by the end user using the Net.Data scripting language. This gives the user the ability to specify the type of search to be done and how the results are to be displayed. The information that can optionally be displayed on the results page includes: Number of documents satisfying the search, number of occurrences of the search term, number of documents returned on this page, the URL associated with each document, the document's ranking, last modified date and size. Any and all of this information can be displayed however the user wishes.
Web based administration. Administration of the search indexes is handled as part of the IBM HTTP Server Configuration and Administration Web pages. The search administration forms allow you to create and delete search indexes, update search indexes when documents are modified and view the status of an index.
Administration using CL commands. All the functions supported on the Search Setup form can also be performed using the 4 CL commands, CFGHTTPSCH, STRHTTPCRL, RSMHTTPCRL, and ENDHTTPCRL.
Multiple language support. The Webserver Search Engine supports indexing and searching documents in multiple national languages including the double byte languages Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Web crawler. Crawl remote web sites and download the files to your system. This new feature is another way to build a document list for creating a search index. You can set up the web crawler to crawl one URL or use a URL object with a list of URLs to crawl. Crawling attributes such as the HTTP proxy server and port can be stored in an options object for re-use. The web crawler also supports basic and server authentication.
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