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why isn't the "search" function working on this site
why isn't the "search" function working on this site
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I have the same question. I found the "search" very useful and it doesn't seem to be available now. Would SND administrator direct us as to where to do a search on topics? Thanks a lot!
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Although I am not an admin here, I'll take an educated guess on that...
This bulletin board system is written in perl and utilizes CGI(Common Gateway Interface) protocol. I'll extend myself and say that it is slowly getting outdated, as many are switching to SQL-type databases and PHP based scripts.
CGI places a LARGE load on the processor of the web server. A board of this size (members and messages) requires even more. The SEARCH function (remember, it must look through every message for a match) would put a TREMENDOUS load on the web server - too much to warrant it's use. Which is why I'd say that function is no longer available.
I'm not sure if they (admin) own this server or rent space (shared) with a company. By using excessive resources, you take away from other people using the server (TOA) or hinder other aspects of the site. Generally, from what I've seen, that is why many boards (CGI-based) kill the search function.
When the admin mentioned a few weeks ago that they were going to update the forums, I had hoped they were going to switch to a PHP/SQL based system (UBB does make them).
Hope I helped!
-Amra
This bulletin board system is written in perl and utilizes CGI(Common Gateway Interface) protocol. I'll extend myself and say that it is slowly getting outdated, as many are switching to SQL-type databases and PHP based scripts.
CGI places a LARGE load on the processor of the web server. A board of this size (members and messages) requires even more. The SEARCH function (remember, it must look through every message for a match) would put a TREMENDOUS load on the web server - too much to warrant it's use. Which is why I'd say that function is no longer available.
I'm not sure if they (admin) own this server or rent space (shared) with a company. By using excessive resources, you take away from other people using the server (TOA) or hinder other aspects of the site. Generally, from what I've seen, that is why many boards (CGI-based) kill the search function.
When the admin mentioned a few weeks ago that they were going to update the forums, I had hoped they were going to switch to a PHP/SQL based system (UBB does make them).
Hope I helped!
-Amra
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