Search The Internet v1.0 (Major Engines)

Search The Internet Hack - (Copyright 2002+), tHE DSS
V1.0 (10th August 2002)

Additional code (enhanced by tHE DSS) used from Freddie's Quick Stats Hack at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37193

As with anything of this nature, I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused during installation of this hack, or in the future during usage of this hack. Although steps have been taken to ensure a smooth installation, and smooth usage, you install and use this hack entirely at your own risk.

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This hack gives your visitors an excellent quick and easy way of finding information on the Internet, without having to leave your site.

5 search engines are included at the moment (google, yahoo, alta vista, excite & lycos). A search "bar" is present on every page on your forum site, in the footer by default - your visitors simply type in a search, select the engine to search on (from a drop down box), and that's that.

A new window will open up, with the seach results displayed.

It gets even better, because this hack can optionally keep search logs on who is searching what from where, and when. A great help for webmasters interested in their visitors wants and needs.

Webmasters can quickly track down information from the search logs via the vB AdminCP. In-fact, webmasters can control the logs completely, from the AdminCP.

It gets better yet, as this hack is so easy to install.

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I will no doubt be adding features to this hack as and when I get a spare half hour - the "upgrades" will simply entail uploading a replacement file (no vB scripts will need replacing).

Cheers.

[Alien]

Just a heads up.. If anyone chooses to make this part of the search.php as I had requested above, make sure you also add:

,search_the_internet

...to the $templatesused section at the top of search.php

This will reduce one query.

[Alien]

Works AWESOME, I've been enjoying adding searches to the site such as eBay, Price Grabber, etc. 8 so far!

Would you have any idea how to add CompUSA, Fatwallet.com forum search (not the top one that searches google), and imdb.com search? Can't get those to work.

Thanks!
-Jason

[atomic fireball]

AWESOME HACK!

Just wanted to say thanks for producing such an excellent hack. We've placed this on our forums in the header in a quick search box that includes our forum, internet search engines and some retailers as well.

Here's the look of the search box from our fourms after a little tweaking:
http://www.thedigitalreview.com/forum/

Great hack, thanks again!!

[PurpleCow]

I have already installed this hack and did a bit of customisation, its a very nice one.

Okay, i guess, it is possible to add another new search engine to search along with the already available 5/6 engines.
But, bot sure, how to go about adding the new engine to the list.

I would also like the stats to appear for the newly added engine in my admin section, just like i can see stats for other already included engines also.

tHE DSS - could you help me with the changes, i have to do to include a new search engine and in what fines, i'll have to do the necessary changes ??

Thank you very much

Cheers

Also a Suggestion :

Currently the search results ( SERPs - Search Engine Result Pages ) are the actual pages from the respective search engines. Is it possible to make the search results appear on our custom forum pages itself instead of on their(SE's) own SERPs ??

Thank you

[tHE DSS]

Glad you're liking the hack.

HostBubble, on the 2nd or 3rd page of this thread there is an instruction set on adding new search engines, it also covers the admin part.

With regards to the last bit, SERPS, I didn't quite follow what you're saying. :banana:

[PurpleCow]

tHE DSS - Thank you.

The suggestions part is something like this :

Currently, when a search is performed on any avilable Search engines on this hack...let say, i search on Google (In this hack ) for widgets, the search results are displayed as if we did a search on google itself.

What i suggested was, isn't it possible to make the search results appear on our custom pages ??

Thanks

[klaattu]

"clicks" install


THANKS GREAT HACK !!!!

Only one minor problem my text color is black and also the header table is black so the Shaerch the internet title dioes not show up !!!

Can you change the color of the text so it shows on style slike mine?

take a Look:

www.auto-mania.com.mx
thanks again

[klaattu]

Ok I already fixed it, doh I was looking at another template!!

By the way If someone wants it in Spanish E mail me and Ill send you the translated templates..
Thanks again
GREAT hack!

[klaattu]

HELP here is a real problem I have, the hacks works perfectly and it searches ok but I get this legend at the very top of the Vbulletin pages:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/automani/public_html/foro/upload/global.php:377) in /home/automani/public_html/foro/upload/admin/functions.php on line 1707

My guess is that when I edit the file (global.php) with the web editor (in my browser) it somehow changes something and makes the error.
The problem is that I am Using a Mac G5 and if I copy and paste the php text into an editor it somehow changes the file and when I upload it it doesnt work...
Any sugestiosn, maybe someone can e mail me the global.php hacked file and Ill upload it, or maybe its the Vbanner control that is not incompatible...help because I really want to use this great Hack...

[tHE DSS]

Hiya, klaattu.

I went over to your site the other day to see it working on your particular setup, and it all seemed fine.

What has happend since?

Do you have a backup of the files you edited, from before you hacked them?

If so, replace them for the hacked ones and try again.

If not, reverse the install process... but, keep a backup of what you currently have in case the reversal goes wrong.

If you've added any hacks or whatever since installing this Search The Internet hack, the problem more than likely lies with the latter hack(s) you installed.

It could be fixed if there is in-compatability, but the global.php file will need looking at by either myself or the author of the latter hack(s).