Search functions help..

[Allister]

I added quite a few product description categories for my client. They have a rug store and needed an easier way to add product info than through attributes.
You can see the new descriptions here:
http://www.artforthemasses.us/FineDe...roducts_id=192

Anyway, the thing I am looking to do is get the search functions to look at these new description items in the database. I can't seem to get what I need to change. I added this to the header_php.php under the advance search module and have found how to add the search parameters to the advanced search template, but that is where I have gotten stuck..

  $sData['products_origin'] = (isset($_GET['products_origin']) ? zen_output_string($_GET['products_origin']) : 0);
  $sData['products_make'] = (isset($_GET['products_make']) ? zen_output_string($_GET['products_make']) : 0);
  $sData['products_design'] = (isset($_GET['products_design']) ? zen_output_string($_GET['products_design']) : 0); 

What do I need to alter to search the DB in the new columns.


Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks,
Alli

[Allister]

Does it have something to do with the advanced search result module?

[DrByte]

You'll have to rewrite the logic in the /includes/index_filters files.

[Allister]

Thank You Much, I am burying my nose in it as you are reading this..

[Allister]

OK, I've been adding the new columns to the queries I found in default_filter.php, for example:

// We are asked to show only a specific category
      $listing_sql = "select " . $select_column_list . " p.products_id, p.products_type, p.manufacturers_id, p.products_origin, p.products_make, p.products_design, p.products_price, p.products_tax_class_id, pd.products_description, if(s.status = 1, s.specials_new_products_price, NULL) AS specials_new_products_price, IF(s.status = 1, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as final_price, p.products_sort_order, p.product_is_call, p.product_is_always_free_shipping, p.products_qty_box_status
       from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id , " .
       TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd, " .
       TABLE_MANUFACTURERS . " m, " .
       TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . " p2c
       where p.products_status = 1
         and p.manufacturers_id = m.manufacturers_id
         and m.manufacturers_id = '" . (int)$_GET['manufacturers_id'] . "'
         and p.products_id = p2c.products_id
         and pd.products_id = p2c.products_id
         and pd.language_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "'
         and p2c.categories_id = '" . (int)$_GET['filter_id'] . "'" .
         $alpha_sort; 

To no avail.

I can't get it to look in those columns and spit out results.
I think maybe I need some guidance on this one.

What needs to be rewritten and how would it be rewritten?

Please help..

Thanks in advance,
Alli

[Allister]

Are you sure it isn't in the Advanced search results module?

As I look at it, it seems to be the only page running comparisons of keywords.

[Allister]

Or is it a combination?

[Allister]

How about this, could I include the new parameters in the metatags?
Since the search already reads the meta tags.

Come on guys and gals, help a brother out here..

Thanks,
don

[Allister]

Sigh, oh well, thanks for the tidbit..

[molywerks]

Allister,

I only edited two files to get my search to go into my products table and scan the extra fields I added and return results. The instructions below may be too exacting, but they work. And I won't be bothering with cleaning up unnecessary codes for several weeks.

Anyway, here is what I did:

PART ONE
1. OPEN includes\index_filters\default_filter.php
2. SEARCH for $listing_sql = "select " . $select_column_list . "
3. INSERT your new table fields [Note: I am not sure this is necessary or not either, but I inserted my fields in the same exact order as they appear in my products table. Since all my fields were tacked on at the end, I placed my fields AFTER `p.products_tax_class_id, ` and BEFORE `pd.products_description, if` (ignoring the `backticks` of course).]
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 three more times.

PART TWO
1. OPEN includes\modules\pages\advanced_search_result\header_php.php
2. SEARCH twice for LIKE '%:keywords%'.
3. INSERT AFTER OR details_model_name\nLIKE '%:keywords%' and BEFORE OR m.manufacturers_name\nLIKE '%:keywords%'"; your information in the same `OR p.yourfield`\n`LIKE '%:keywords%'`.

Hope this helps!