How do I?

I want to start a search platform which only searches eight websites. The searcher would enter their search, and then check boxes for the websites they want to search. The corresponding websites would then open up with the search term already entered.

Somewhat like "bookingbuddy.com" except my search engine has nothing to do with airfare.

Anybody know how to?

 

what language do you want to do this in? I know it can be done in PHP but im just making sure before i waste my post

 

If you want ready scripts, go to hotscripts.com, i have seen scripts like that on that site. I m sure you will find something

 

Yes, I want it done in PHP!

 

I was wondering why reinvent hte wheel, why not get it searched by google and display resuls in custom manner?

Please check this out.
"http://www.google.com/coop/cse/"

regards

 

I tried that, yet it doesn't really fit my needs!

Thanks though!

 

So what exactly you are willing to develope?

A search service ?
if yes, then, do you already have data of the sites you are willing to search?
if no, then do you want to query them once to make ready for search?

I did not quite follow what exactly you want.

regards

 

Here's what I want to develop:

Somebody looking for a product goes to my search engine. They type in the name of their product, and then check boxes for the sites they want to search. They than click "ok", and all the sites open up with the search term already searched for them.

 

So I should Assume, that you already have sufficient databank to search the said 4 sites ?

regards

 

Yes I Do!

 

oho, man that is very easy then , that means you need exact code

search_sites.html

<form method="post" action="search_sites.php">
    Search for <input type=text name=keyword>
    <br>
    <input type=checkbox name="sites[]" value="site_1"> Site 1<br>
    <input type=checkbox name="sites[]" value="site_2"> Site 2<br>
    <input type=checkbox name="sites[]" value="site_3"> Site 3<br>
    <input type=checkbox name="sites[]" value="site_4"> Site 4<br>
</form>

HTML:

search_sites.php

<?
   if(empty($_POST))
       ;#no data came in, handle error   
   else
   if(empty($_POST['sites']))
       ;#handle error - no sites checked
   
    
   $keyword_size_limit = 100; //100 characters

   $keyword = substr(trim($_POST['keyword']),0,$keyword_size_limit); 

   $sites = $_POST['sites'];
  
   if(get_magic_quotes_gpc())
        $keyword = stripslashes($keyword);
   $keyword = addslashes($keyword);

   $qantize = Array();

   foreach($sites as $site)
     $quantize []= "(table_field_to_search_in  LIKE \"%$keyword%\" AND site_id=\"$site\")";

   
   $res = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `your_table_name` WHERE ".implode(" OR ",$quantize) ) or die('Debug:'.mysql_error());
   
?>

PHP:

I did not check the code by running it anywhere, I hope you will be able to fix the little erros yourself.

regards

 

Thanks Vooler, I might use that myself for something I've been working on!

 

WOW! Thanks!

 

Please copy it again, I changed few things, that were really necessary to make it work.

regards