Free Spellchecking is Here

There has been a PERL script out for some time that allows you to make use of aspell libraries that you can have installed on your server with PHP.

I have also included a text file that has the javascript that you insert into your editpost, newthread and newreply templates to add spell checking to your forums. The edited text is then inserted into the original document when submitted.

You need to have a cgi-bin, or similar directory, set up on your server and the aspell or ispell libraries for PHP on your server. (Do a look up for aspell or ispell on google, etc. on these libraries if you don't know about them.)

If someone wants to look over the enclosed PERL script and write it in PHP that would be great and make it to were you didn't have to have PERL on your server.

Enjoy!

Parker

[JAC]

Is there a way to verify that aspell is installed? The script works except that I don't get any drop down boxes, and my host says aspell is installed. All my permissions are set correctly.

[Paul]

You could try checking the output of the following:

PHP Code:

<?
     phpinfo();
?>

[JAC]

Here is the url to the php info file, where should aspll be listed at? I don't see it anywhere.

http://www.jcsworld.net/info.php

[Paul]

Actually, that's incorrect. While there is php support for aspell (built into pspell), the spelling script uses perl. Sorry, I neglected to realize that.

I believe there is a perl script out there that let's you check for installed perl modules. I can't seem to find it though.

Have you tried the Ispell support to see if that works?

[JAC]

They told me ispell wasn't installed but I'll check.

[JAC]

Apparently my host tech support doesn't know much because ispell works. Thanks for all the help

[Lucrecia]

I can't find this aspell and ispell to d/l

[ixian]

Parker, THANKS

This little trick works GREAT. Btw, the code in your post is an older script from http://www.dontpokebadgers.com/spellchecker/ - the latest on on there also works fine. Just thought I'd mention it.

The latest script has custom dictionary support, although it's a little cumbersome right now.

I am running this on 2.2.6 with no problems at all so far. Finally, a Spellchecking solution again for vb!

[ixian]

Originally posted by Lucrecia
I can't find this aspell and ispell to d/l

http://aspell.sourceforge.net

The link is also in an earlier post in this thread.

You don't need both. One or the other will do, and if you have the choice, by all means take Aspell, as it is basically a better version of iSpell in the first place.

If you're using a linux distro based off Redhat (such as Mandrake) you can probably get away with installing via RPM. There's a Win32 binary for you MS guys too. Why anyone would use either of those when there's FreeBSD is beyond me, but different strokes for different folks I guess

There's also a FreeBSD/BSD source port for BSD folks like me. Took about 1 minute to install, then Parkers little hack on top. Up and working great on my 2.2.6 install!

[Lucrecia]

Thanks