clean dashes??

vispa · 02-23-2005, 04:21 PM

Can someone explain what "Clean dashes" does from admin? I have read that this and the other admin options need to be clicked from time to time, so i have done, which reduced my Index : to 56519 Entries (down over 50%).

However I now find that search results are not as good

Advise most welcome. Maybe i have now got the frontend searching setup in wrong mode (I believe i have the default AND settings).

Martin

Charter · 02-26-2005, 07:24 PM

The DirectoryIndex can be a number of pages:

index.html index.htm index.kvws index.wml index.php index.shtml index.cgi index.php3 index.phtml default.htm index.jsp index.rhtml index.rbx index.asp default.asp index.cfm default.cfm etcetera...

The web server knows that a request for domain.com/ is really a request for domain.com/filename.ext but PhpDig might treat domain.com/ and domain.com/filename.ext as two different pages, so "Clean dashes" removes domain.com/ type pages from the engine. These domain.com/ type pages are marked with a "-" when you look at the indexed pages via the admin panel. Also, you may be interested in this thread.

02-23-2005, 04:21 PM	#1
vispa Green Mole Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	clean dashes?? Can someone explain what "Clean dashes" does from admin? I have read that this and the other admin options need to be clicked from time to time, so i have done, which reduced my Index : to 56519 Entries (down over 50%). However I now find that search results are not as good Advise most welcome. Maybe i have now got the frontend searching setup in wrong mode (I believe i have the default AND settings). Martin

02-26-2005, 07:24 PM	#2
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	The DirectoryIndex can be a number of pages: index.html index.htm index.kvws index.wml index.php index.shtml index.cgi index.php3 index.phtml default.htm index.jsp index.rhtml index.rbx index.asp default.asp index.cfm default.cfm etcetera... The web server knows that a request for domain.com/ is really a request for domain.com/filename.ext but PhpDig might treat domain.com/ and domain.com/filename.ext as two different pages, so "Clean dashes" removes domain.com/ type pages from the engine. These domain.com/ type pages are marked with a "-" when you look at the indexed pages via the admin panel. Also, you may be interested in this thread. __________________ 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.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
PHP dig not indexing site on clean install...	mixonic	Troubleshooting	1	06-28-2004 08:15 AM
phpdigCleanHtml clean too much	Jer	Mod Submissions	5	04-12-2004 02:57 AM
Clean a PC with autoexec.bat	Charter	Coding & Tutorials	3	03-05-2004 12:28 PM