How do I install and manage the Website Search Engine available in the Aplus.Net Control Panel?

Answer by: Stuart Pierce, Knowledge Base Support

The Website Search Engine will allow users to perform keyword search to find specific information on your web site. Upon installation a search_form.html file will be created in the /html directory of your FTP web space.

Note: Please have in mind that the Website Search Engine is available for UNIX-based shared hosting plans only.

I. Here’s how to install the Website Search Engine:

1. Start by logging into the Aplus.Net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
2. Select Web Hosting from the top navigation bar.
3. Next, select Hosted Domains and click on Manage Hosted Domains.
4. Now, select the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
5. Click on the Design tab.
6. Click the Website Search Engine icon.
7. Click the Install button to install the Website Search Engine in the home directory of your website.

Once installation is complete, click the Index Site button. The search engine will run through (index) your web site files so that they could be displayed when searched for.

II. You have two options if you wish to change the location of the Website Search Engine:

1. You can place automatically the HTML code for the Website Search Engine. Click the Import Search Engine button, select an existing web page, and then click on a desired location to insert the tool. Click Save from the top navigation to finish.

NOTE: Please have in mind that with this option you will have limited design capabilities, given the fact that the web page you have chosen already has content.

2. Or, click the Grab html code button to copy to clipboard the required HTML code. You may use this code for of your all web pages you wish to have the Website Search Engine on.

NOTE: With this option, you will be able to manually import the HTML code, thus obtaining full control over the design of your web page.

III. Click the Preferences tab to adjust the available options regarding the user’s queries and the search results.

Note: If you decide to log the queries to a file, this file will be located at html/SearchEngine/data/log.txt.

IV. Click the Filters tab to adjust the available indexing options.

• You can specify the file extensions to be indexed.
• You can choose whether or not to index your FrontPage Extensions directories (if you have the FP extensions installed).
• You can exclude certain directories from being indexed.

Related links:

• What options do I have to display the Website Search Engine on my web pages?
• How can I modify my Website Search Engine look-and-feel?