Internal website search engines

[Dorza]

Ok, i plan on making an acronyms section for my website where the user would type the acronym and a defination plus a small description would then appear on the screen. I was wondering what the best language would be to do this. Im not after anything fancy or hi-tech, just somthing that will allow me to do simple searches. I have no experience with server side web dev, although im aiming to learn PHP in the comming months. For now though could a simple SE be made with JavaS, i have some knowledge with this so id probably be able to do it easier. Any input would be appreciated thanks.

[killgORE]

I need to ask some st00pid things to clear your requirements up.

You will have a web form for users to sit and type in their own acronyms and definitions. INSTEAD of a list you prepare yourself. Assuming here that these are stored/retrieved from a database....

Then you want to have this list of acronyms searchable using a search engine ?

So there are essentially 2 seperate aspects to your question ?

The adding of acronyms is probably done best using php, since it is lightweight and handles db's with amazing simplicity.

Some initial thoughts. Since you have some java experience, you can translate this into server side scripting by making use of JSP - java server pages, or slightly more complex to write servlets. For the search engine - Personally I have not explored the string handling abilities of php, but know a lot about the java ones.

Stick to what you know - but consider that php runs way faster than java, and your web server *might* not cope with java. But definately will handle php.

hope this starts your brain off on an analytical approach !

[killgORE]

a quick google found me this fella that is discussing how to build an internal search engine in php... which might not be a bad idea...

h3r3

[Dorza]

Thanks for your help KillgORE. Thats just what i wanted (lin kin 2nd post) .