Sphider - A PHP search engine

Sphider news
Version 1.3.6 is released. Check the download section!
Sphider is a lightweight web spider and search engine written in PHP, using MySQL as its back end database. It is a great tool for adding search functionality to your web site or building your custom search engine. Sphider is small, easy to set up and modify, and is used in thousands of websites across the world.

Sphider supports all standard search options, but also includes a plethora of advanced features such as word autocompletion, spelling suggestions etc. The sophisticated adminstration interface makes administering the system easy. The full list of Sphider features can be seen in the about section; also be sure to check out the demo and take a look at the showcase, displaying some sites running Sphider. If you run into problems, you can probably get an answer to your question in the forum.