* How to install and run this search engine built with PHP script & MySQL database? 1. Install and run it on your website: a. Upload the files to your website: First, your website should support PHP and MySQL. After you build this search engine, you will find the generated search engine files "search.php", "searchfunc.php", "config.php", "installdb.php", "webdata.php" in the output path. Simply upload these files to your website using any FTP program. b. Install the database to MySQL: To install the database to MySQL, just visit the web address of the uploaded file "installdb.php" with your web browser. For example: visit "http://yourdomain/installdb.php". Then the database will be installed automatically. After installation finished, the files "installdb.php" and "webdata.php" can be removed from your website. c. Run the search engine now: To run the search engine, visit the address of the uploaded file "search.php" with your web browser. For example: visit "http://yourdomain/search.php". 2. Install and run it on your own computer (Skip if you don't want to do this, it's not necessary): a. Install a web server that supports PHP & MySQL: First, you should install a web server such as IIS or Apache(www.apache.org) etc. Then download and install a PHP compiler, you can download it at "http://www.php.net/downloads.php". At last, download and install MySQL, you can get it at "http://www.mysql.com/downloads". Make sure the web server and MySQL are in service. b. Publish the output path: Publish the output path in IIS or Apache to enable you to access the search engine by web address such as "http://localhost/mysearch/search.php". c. Install the database to MySQL: To install the database to MySQL, just visit the web address of the search engine file "installdb.php" with your web browser. For example: visit "http://localhost/mysearch/installdb.php". Then the database will be installed automatically. d. Run the search engine now: To run the search engine, visit the web address of the search engine file with your web browser. For example: visit "http://localhost/mysearch/search.php".