Chapter 5. Searching

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Is there a way to initiate a search from within a Perl script and get the results back within the same Perl script to be formatted and displayed?
Is there a way to search for a range of values. For example, if there is a date field within a set of files, can I search for all the files dated between 7/1/99 and 7/26/99?
I would like to hide the port value when accessing Alkaline and search from http://search.server.com. How can I use the Apache proxy mechanism?
How can I integrate Alkaline search in a php website?
How can I integrate Alkaline search in a Cold Fusion cfm website?
I would like to access the search engine via https://. Does Alkaline support SSL? Can the Apache proxy mechanism be configured to filter requests and forward them to Alkaline?
I often get a Sever Busy error or an unresponsive Alkaline. How does the -mt (maximum search threads) command line parameter change this? What are the DoS mechanisms in Alkaline?

Is there a way to initiate a search from within a Perl script and get the results back within the same Perl script to be formatted and displayed?

Yes. Alkaline is a standard web server supporting HTTP/1.0. You can instruct your perl script to query the Alkaline server and output results with your hand-made template in the layout you like. Then, your script would present those results in the form you might require.