Version 2 of my basicsearch script is ready for some testing. Have fun.

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/basicsearch2.php

In a few days, I'll rename it to basicsearch.php and replace version 1.

What's New

- Obviously, new options for where to search and how to sort the results.
-- Searching post subjects was never possible before... now it is. When you're only searching in subjects, there's less stuff for MySQL to look through, so I made the minimum word length only 3 characters.
-- When grouping by thread, posts that are replies will be indented. I think it makes the results a little more clear. If you see stuff indented when it shouldn't be, please don't complain about it, because it's completely a limitation. Be happy that it works right some of the time.
- Another obvious one: changed the help text and moved it to a new table.
- Rewrote the keyword parser so you can now search for multiple phrases, or mix phrases with regular keywords (think Google ). The following are examples of valid searches:

"a phrase"
"messenger plus" patchou
dodgy member "chromo spams"
"a bug" "in msn"

- Some general cleanup and improvement of the PHP and HTML code (I wrote the original script quite a while ago and did a half-assed job ).
- Increased results per page to 25, because 20 seemed like not enough, and hopefully you'll find what you're looking for faster, and not have to load so many pages.

Coming Soon ... Maybe

- Post excerpts. These have actually been available to mods for a few months now, but I want to do some more tweaking/testing before they're public (I have some security concerns).

* Sunshine likes the more advanced search

WDZ

No more browsin through loads of posts to find what u were looking for, also very lovely the search on username (i'm lovin it).

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Originally posted by Sunshine
No more browsin through loads of posts to find what u were looking for, also very lovely the search on username (i'm lovin it).

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loving it.....

replacing my search1-browsertoolbar-button to search2

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
loving it.....

replacing my search1-browsertoolbar-button to search2

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Its good, but, it just doesn't look very nice, i like the layout of the text on the last one, by that I mean all of the help at the lower part of the basic search page.

Good work dz

it's very nice indeed... Altough it doesn't beat IPB search

maybe a suggestion in the author box:
put like 2 options:

• CookieRevised (tick this for complete articles)
  
• Other (please specify)

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Originally posted by traxor
Its good, but, it just doesn't look very nice

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Originally posted by Millenium_edition
it's very nice indeed... Altough it doesn't beat IPB search

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maybe a suggestion in the author box:
put like 2 options:

• CookieRevised (tick this for complete articles)
  
• Other (please specify)

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Originally posted by fluffy_lobster
A bit pointless if it's changing in a coupla days....

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Originally posted by Millenium_edition
maybe a suggestion in the author box:
put like 2 options:
    * CookieRevised (tick this for complete articles)
    * Other (please specify)

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* CookieRevised slaps Millenium_edition around a bit with a 100% rubber duck

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by fluffy_lobster
A bit pointless if it's changing in a coupla days....

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not pointless at all... You have no idea how much I use the search function I already used it more then ten times I believe between these post

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i still like the old one less complicated and gets the job done

The new one is just as easy to use, if not easier. You can just type some keywords and leave the other options at default...

i dont know i just like the old one (its my opinion, which doesnt really matter) 

well done wdz

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Originally posted by WDZ
Post excerpts. These have actually been available to mods for a few months now, but I want to do some more tweaking/testing before they're public (I have some security concerns).

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See attachment...

Well done WDZ

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Originally posted by WDZ
See attachment...

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* Chrono feels special

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Originally posted by WDZ
dodgy member "chromo spams"

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Seems to work well, I like it

* .blade// thinks there should be a name for the sequal, like "Basic Search: Reloaded" or "Basic Search: Revolutions"

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Originally posted by blade
Seems to work well, I like it

* blade thinks there should be a name for the sequal, like "Basic Search: Reloaded" or "Basic Search: Revolutions"


Or The Return of the Search

Or

The DZ Searches back (The empire strikes back lol)

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by fluffy_lobster
A bit pointless if it's changing in a coupla days....

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not pointless at all... You have no idea how much I use the search function I already used it more then ten times I believe between these post

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O_O

When the server load is bad, I'd better ban you from the search script. j/k

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Originally posted by WDZ
See attachment...

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Originally posted by Chrono
i didnt knowthat the feature was for mods only....
* Chrono feels special

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i like it its a bit more fancy good work wdz