PHPSpellchecker for VB2.x! (Beta)

OK, finally here is the code for the PHPSpellchecker!
If you find any bugs, please post your findings here

Check out the Zip file for more info.

Enjoy!
Raz

Note: You will require PSpell (inc ASpell) installed.

[Prince]

Originally posted by Raz
Prince, upload the contents of the new zip - and it should be fine

I did.

[Velocd]

rebuild my PHP installation? that doesn't sound like fun

I have root access to my server, yes, I believe. I was hoping this spellchecker wasn't going to involve so much other stuff... hmm..Prince seemed to install it quite fast...

[Raz]

Prince, re-upload this one (I just updated it).

Velocd, it looks like Prince has already had PSpell installed. You might also have it pre-installed - just upload the files and see if they work for you.
Alternately you can use a phpinfo() file and it should have pspell listed there if you have it installed.

[Velocd]

I tried out the spellchecker on my forum and the pop-up window just gives a database error. I then checked phpinfo() and Pspell came up nowhere, so I don't think it's installed. Do you have ICQ or AIM, we could possibly talk there and you could give a walkthrough on how to install this..

Or here, is fine also.

[Prince]

Raz, it is submitting now, however it gives blank pages every once in awhile.

(btw, I just asked my web host to install the pspell libraries and they had it done within 24 hours.)

[Velocd]

Originally posted by Prince

(btw, I just asked my web host to install the pspell libraries and they had it done within 24 hours.)

hmm...sounds like a fitting idea, I will try. My host (vervehosting) seems to be fairly quick on their support.

[Prince]

any ideas on the blank pages Raz?

[JJR512]

Question: I thought I had understood from the earlier thread that this would require aspell. Maybe I misunderstood. Now you say it requires pspell. What's the difference? I've also heard of ispell. Will any of them work? Does it have to be specifically pspell? I already asked my webhost to install aspell.

[Velocd]

I've only read in this thread (and also the readme) that it requires Pspell. No where does it mention Aspell or Ispell ...

Can anyone explain the differences, I'm not aware of them either..

[Paul]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.pspell.php

aspell, an open source library, includes pspell support for php. You can get it at aspell.sourceforge.net or www.aspell.net. I believe, although I may be incorrect, that ispell was originally intended for use with perl. Installing the aspell libraries is all you need to do. The aspell developers call it "A More Intelligent Ispell".

Installing it depends entirely on your server platform, version of php, and the level of access you have with your server. If you host your own site on your own server that you have full, unrestricted access to, then you should understand how to add libraries to php. If you have no idea how any of this works, chances are you have a shared server or managed account that you're paying someone else to maintain for you. If that's the case, contact your hosting company's support staff and request that pspell support be compiled into php by compiling with the --with-pspell[=dir]. Direct them to the aspell.sourceforge.net site as well.

If they do not understand how to do this, or are unwilling to do this for you, then take this as a wake up call that you need a more competent host and switch to a company that is more responsive to your needs and is more familiar with the technology they are using to host your web site. It might seem like more trouble than it's worth for a spell checker, but in all honesty, if they don't understand this stuff, they're in the wrong business.

You cannot add pspell support to php without root access to your machine. If you are mailing out a monthly check to some company for their "web hosting plan" then chances are you cannot do this yourself, unless you have a dedicated server with root access.