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Most likely the code is deprecated. The original Sphider used the OLD mysql extension. Sphider 1.42 was converted to mysqli. If you will post the mod code, I will see if I can update it to mysqli for you. Sphider 1.42 is no longer maintained, but I DO support requests for help with it. On a side not...

When you do go more mobile friendly, Sphider is already a good way there with the mobile template css. The mobile template is basically the standard with different css. From the looks of it, you are already basing your results page on either the standard and/or mobile template as it is. Sphider 2.2 ...

After my middle of the night "flash of brilliance" and resulting tests this morning, I am inclined to agree that a ? modifier to the url is the better way to go. In fact, that is EXACTLY what I did with the MOD I posted. That mod could be adapted to any Sphider version I know of going back to the An...

I am ALWAYS interested in other approaches to a problem! I would love to take a peek at what you've come up with.

The idea I dreamed up last night works! You can see the details in the Sphider MOD board on this forum. W-A-Y cleaner solution than my first attempt. No need to copy files or create new directories. Search.php works just like it did originally, except that by adding ?sl= [language] you can get a sea...

If you want to present the search page in a language other than the language setup from the administration paqnel, this simple modification will do the trick. Edit search.php. Very near the top, change error_reporting(0); $include_dir = "./include"; to error_reporting(0); session_start(); $include_d...

I dreamed up another solution last night which I will test today. It is for a very simple MOD and will not require any separate directories or copied files. Essentially, it will involve adding a command-line variable to override any language setting.

I'll post later, presuming the idea works.

As you all know, when administering Sphider you have a variety of languages which can be used on the search pages. In the course of helping with another issue, the topic of language did arise and there is an instance when was being provided in several different languages. What seemed an obvious solu...

Okay... that was trial and error, but I have it working. Not quite as simple, but still better than duplicating EVERYTHING. Lines 61-67... ALMOST my way... This works: $include_dir = "./include"; $template_dir = "./templates"; $common_template_dir = "./common_template"; $tmp_dir ="../sphider/tmp"; $...

I've been "proving" my language solution here locally....
AND I'M HAVING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES!!!
DARN IT!!!

I'll be back.....