NewsForge: Build Your Own Search Engine with ht://Dig | Linux Today

NewsForge: Build Your Own Search Engine with ht://Dig

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 12, 2004

“Most Linux users know how easily they can run a Web server on
their favorite distros. Unfortunately, serving pages is one
thing–finding them is another. That’s when many users turn to
ht://Dig.

“ht://Dig is more than a simple search script for a Web site. It
combines a powerful collection of command-line search utilities
with an easy-to-use CGI script. Properly configured, they work
together to form a robust, extensible search engine for a domain or
intranet.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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