Release date: February 10, 2016
Build up with Sphider: v.1.3.5
New feature:
For promoted result presentation, now multiple keywords (catchwords)
and also multiple domain names could be defined.
New feature:
If available in result listing, show a complete phrases as text extract
around the found keyword (search term).
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Index only feeds and ignore all other page content like text and media.
Never the less all links will be followed.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Index Youtube hosted videos.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
If the option 'Search strictly for search results' is not activated in admin settings,
domains could be searched with and also without the www prefix.
New feature:
Ignore the content of meta tags like , which are placed in body part of the HTML.
Never the less all links will be followed.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Ignore the content inside of noscript tags like <noscript> THIS CONTENT </noscript>,
which might be placed in body part of the HTML.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Ignore the content of cookies, which might be added to the page content.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Do not store links and their attributes as keywords.
To be activated in admin backend.
New feature:
Database support for full UNICODE, including astral symbols.
Requires MySQL server version 5.5.3+
New feature:
Compressed transfer on the Internet enabled for page content and PHP scripts.
Depending on server environment this feature may not work on all servers.
Improved MySQL database support:
- Now creating tables in compressed format.
- Protection to prevent error 1071: Specified key was too long, max key length is 767 bytes.
Improved index procedure:
If 'Spider can leave domain during index procedure' is not activated in admin settings,
the external links are not stored as keywords.
Improved UP and DOWN buttons in admin 'Settings' menu, and also in result listing.
Wrapper added to bypass the PHP bug (error known since PHP v.5.3)
gzopen() => gzopen64() and all other gz functions.
Bug fixed to store the admin and dispatcher e-mail account in admin backend.
Bug fixed in <!--sphider_noindex--> directive.
Bug fixed for search terms with a length < 3 characters.
Some more small bugs fixed.
Involved files that have been modified / added for this release:
Nearly all. Also because MySQL database collation and connector had been modified for this version, a fresh installation is required.