How To Add Site Search And Site Map

[deanavail]

I have gleaned from the TCH forums that members are using the following site search tools

 

1.Cpanel comes with CGI script Entropy Search

2. freebies & addons on TCH help site refer to Isearch http://www.isearchthenet.com/isearch/index.php

3. one member referred to free Google API thread

4. one member referred to fastfind http://www.interspire.com/fastfind/ in this Thread

 

Question 1: Why would one choose one over the other? what has been your experience with it? why does it matter if it is CGI or php script?

Question 2: Which of these or others to use?

Question 3: How do I install the right tool? what steps do i take?

Question 4: What must I look out for?

Question 5: What is a cron job?

 

Thanks in advance

[TCH-Bruce]

I was the one to recommend fastfind and the reason I chose this script over others is it only searches my site. There are no ads inserted into the results pages. I have it on a commercial site and it's very annoying when someone enters a search term and the search results include competitors links.

 

Go with what you need to get the job done. Test them all.