On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:35:50 +0100
Miguel Vaz <pagongski@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to make a database of books. Several specific subject books
> that are to be searchable.
>
> Is it viable to have the complete book text on a database and search
> inside it? Or should i consider keeping only its metadata (name,
> author, filename, etc) on the DB, keep the book file on the HD and
> use some sort of search algorithm on the file? If you agree on the
> second option, what would you guys suggest for text file searching?
> Its for a web project, so how could i go about doing this? (PHP,
> python...)
>
> Thanks.
>
> MV
Don't knopw if that's what you need but you can setup a DocManager
site. Check it at
http://wiki.docmgr.org/index.php/DocMGR_-_Document_Management and see
if it fills your needs.
HTH