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Fernando

May 15, 2015 @ 04:41 PM

I was looking into creating a search functionality where the user can type in and it can search within the website. Do you have any resources on that?

Thanks!

1. 1 Posted by Ryan Griffith on May 15, 2015 @ 05:46 PM

   

   Hi Fernando,

   The actual implementation depends on what your requirements are; however, a couple of our example sites do have some basic search functionality added. Specifically:

   • course catalog - Sort of like a site-wide search, but limited to specific content. Implemented using PHP and Database publishing
   • faculty directory - More of an on-page search/filter. Implemented using JavaScript

   That being said, if you are looking for more of a site-wide search, generally clients go with something like Google's custom search engine or search appliance and integrate it into their pages. These solutions generally require simply adding some HTML and/or JavaScript and posting data to Google (or the search appliance).

   Please let me know if you have any questions.

   Thanks!

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2. 2 Posted by Fernando on May 18, 2015 @ 04:08 PM

   

   Ryan,

   The server I am running cascade on does not support php files. Is there any other way to do a search functionality within the site?

   Thanks

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3. 3 Posted by Ryan Griffith on May 18, 2015 @ 05:05 PM

   

   Hi Fernando,

   If you are referring to a website search, the PHP (or scripting language of your choice) would be placed on your web server, not the server Cascade is running on. You can; however, manage those pages/scripts/files within Cascade.

   Please let me know if you have any questions.

   Thanks!

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4. Fernando closed this discussion on May 19, 2015 @ 06:24 PM.