When to use
• | When your web server supports PHP or ASP, or has CGI execute permission |
• | When you do not intend to run the search engine without a web server. |
• | When you have a large set of data (eg. over 20,000 pages) |
How it works
• | Requires PHP or ASP support on your web server (or CGI execute permission) |
• | Processes search queries on the web server |
• | Performance does not depend on the users’ web browser or computer |
• | Index data is stored on the server, minimal Internet traffic. |

(1) | Only the search results need to be sent to the user. |
(2) | The search query is processed on the server. |
(3) | The index data files (containing the keywords, and other search data) stay on the web server and does not need to be downloaded. |
See also:
Files required
Using the CGI or PHP version without a web server
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