FDSE is an easy-to-install search engine for local and remote sites. It returns fast, accurate results from a template-driven architecture. Freeware and shareware versions are available with Perl source.
Features and Benefits:
*Unrestricted full version download - you can try before you buy.
*Code executes 100% locally on your own server - no dependencies on other sites or companies.
*Code is 100% Pure Perl - no dependencies on external modules or system calls.
*Extras are optional. For example, you can configure your own keyword-triggered banner ads, but that's your choice. They aren't forced on you.
*Platform indepedence - runs well on Unix, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 200X, Win95/98/ME.
*Completely template-based: you control the entire look-and-feel of the site by editing text/html template files. No need to edit the source code... though you can do that too. You can always preserve your existing templates and data when upgrading or re-installing the product.
*Dependable user support, featuring many in-depth help files and an active discussion forum.
*Code is modular and heavily commented for the benefit of those who want to be Hardcore. Can be called as an API from another Perl script. Format of all data files is documented in the help file.
*Highly customizable filter rules allow you to programmatically control which web pages are included in the index. Filtering can be done based on patterns in the hostname, URL, or Document Text, or based on RASCi and Safesurf PICS headers.
*Resource-intensive actions, like indexing entire web sites, are spread across multiple CGI executions, using META refreshes. This prevents web server timeouts due to excessive resource usage, and allows the action to recover if some individual CGI executions fail.
