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02-21-2006, 07:43 PM | #1 |
Green Mole
Join Date: Feb 2006
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searching PDF files
I would like to be able to search PDF files (in a folder named SECURE, located directly under $HOME) on my web. This is a "secure folder" that requires a userid and password to access. I'm hoping this won't be an obstacle to doing a search?? I'm new to PhpDig (vers 1.9) and I don't know where to begin. I was really hoping I could set up the spider to search my $HOME/SECURE folder ONLY rathe rthan searching my entire web. Whenever I try to specify a URI other than my $HOME, it defaults back to $HOME. Also, the spider does not find my PDF files. HELP!!!
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02-24-2006, 02:14 AM | #2 |
Green Mole
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 4
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some progress
OK, reading other posts for "external binaries", I have had some success. As I mentioned in my first thread, the folder with my PDF files is secure and requires a userid and password. BTW, I'm on a Linux system and my PhpDig is version 1.8.8 not 1.9.If I turn the security feature off, the spider finds my PDF files, but when I actually do a search, no results are found. I did copy a version of "pdftotext" into my PhpDig folder and I believe the permissions are correct. Now my question is, why don't I get matches when I do a search, and is there a way to leave my folder secure and still have PhpDig do the search? I hope someone replies while my 30 days of viewing hidden posts is valid!
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02-24-2006, 02:23 AM | #3 |
Green Mole
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 4
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One more thing... I would like to be able to index a file that contains a full PATH to each PDF file. That will be much easier for me to do admin on because the actual PDF files change from time to time.
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02-24-2006, 02:40 AM | #4 |
Green Mole
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Back in 2003, a green mole named Chazter came up with some code that I think I need to implement, but I'm not sure which "php" file the code goes in??? Here's what he wrote
====== I hope this helps for future reference. In one of my PHP pages, I created a variable in PHP to hold my list of PDF files to be indexed from an array and put that variable in a hidden html tag. ==================== <?php //Create Query $sql = ("SELECT * FROM newsdetail"); $mysql_result=mysql_query($sql,$connection); $num_rows=mysql_num_rows($mysql_result); //Initialize $listURLAll variable $listURLAll=""; //Check to see if Query returns Records if ($num_rows != 0) { //If records exist create array while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($mysql_result)) { //$pID represents a specific category of PDF files $pID = $row["NewsDetail_ID"]; //Optional Switch Statement. I have pdf files in different locations switch($pID) { case 1: $dir = "filings/"; break; case 2: $dir = "advisories/"; break; case 3: $dir = "headlines/"; break; case 4: $dir = "newsletter/"; break; case 5: $dir = "press/"; break; case 6: $dir = "reports/"; break; } $pTitle = $row["NewsDetail_Title"]; $pFile = $row["NewsDetail_FileName"]; $pext = ".pdf"; //$listURL represents a URL path of a pdf file per record $listURL=("<a href=$dir$pFile$pext target=blank>$pTitle</a><br>"); //$listURLALL represents a list of URL paths to be appended after each record pass $listURLAll = $listURLAll.$listURL; } // End While } // End If ?> <!-- hidden text tag, the VALUE represents the $listURLAll to be indexed for the PHPdig spider. --> <input type="hidden" name="hiddenURL" value="<?php echo $listURLAll ?>"> ============== I have an htm file (pdf-list.htm) with a complete list of URL's I'd like PhpDig to search. Is there any way to incorporate my file with Chazter's code? |
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