klotto Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Hi there, Could anyone explain how to create search similar to that on carmax.com? I'm interested in generating big search result and then narrowing it down by selecting different criteria. On carmax website you select some make on the home page and then get redirected to the page with a few hundred of results. Then you narrow down your search by selecting links on the left(model, year, mpg, etc.). I new to php and don't have any idea where to start with this kind of search, so it would be great if anyone could explain what the basic principle of creating search like this one? P.S. You can see what I am talking about here... http://www.carmax.com/enUS/search-results/default.html?ANa=4294966911&Ep=Homepage+Make Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/127064-could-you-explain-how-it-works/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 These are usually third party programs. For example, my company uses EasyAsk. We actually have a separate server for it to run. It basically indexes your database and you can create specific attributes, keywords, etc. It's almost like a Google for searching e-commerce sites. To program something like this would probably take a long time but maybe someone has... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/127064-could-you-explain-how-it-works/#findComment-657312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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