mvigod:

I would go to the WBOSS site, listed in at http://www.dontpokebadgers.com/spellchecker/

and get the latest version of spell.pl. Or if you would rather not just put in words like can't don't, etc. in the $wordignore= in the spell.pl file. Don't separate the words with a comma though just use spaces.

Parker

Well my web hosts won't install it - they say it will use up to many resources on my shared server. I have the option to try to install it in the root of my webspace, but only if I upgrade my package to allow SSH access (and of course pay more).

So I'm moving web hosts (they would only give me one MySQL database too).

My new hosts are more than happy to help, but want to know which version of Aspell to install. Is it the one listed as "old" Thanks.

Darren.

Darren,

I just installed this on a shared account and my host had no problems with it. They installed it in 5 minutes. It will not eat up bandwidth no more than any other program that barely gets used. Plus.... Look at the code. All it's doing is using what comes in Red Hat Linux.

I'de have a talk with them. They "should" have absolutley no problem with it. Id'e ask them again, If you move hosts, be sure to tell them the why(s).


Hooper

Darren:

I would tell them to just go to http://aspell.sourceforge.net/ and have them get the latest version. From reading over the site (briefly) it looks like they will have to install pspell too. I would just have your new web host look over the aspell page and make a determination from there.

Parker

I've got it!! :)

I had to move my web host to a decent one but I've got it!!

Hooper, I think you were correct in the first version of your reply ;)
They didn't seem that bothered about helping me and didn't know a thing about vBulletin.

Parker, thank you for making this script known to us.

And a final thank you has to go to Karl at KDA Web Services for sorting it all out (and reinstalling the MySQL database) - a truly first rate service.

Darren

Darren:

Glad to hear that you got it working.

Parker

Ya, I edited the post to be a bit nicer to your *hidden host flame* host.

Glad you moved and have it working Darren. ;)

OK.. I installed this puppy on my test server, and it allworks with the exception that no drop down boxes appear as described in diet's post above.

I went back and double checked the Win32 permissions I have set, and they appear to be fine. (stripped W2K w/SP2 and current SP bundles)

What does stand as a question is that do I have to compile the Aspell libraries after they have been d/led from Sourceforge ?

I know it's something silly, as it appears to work for most just fine. I run Apache with Perl mod so this shouldnt be an issue.

Any Ideas ??

bitbinder:

I am not sure but I think you have to compile the Aspell libraries in order for them to work.

Parker

I have a question for everyone - is there any advantage when using this hack to compile aspell into php, because it is a compile time option...???

- jeff