Frequently Asked Questions on the using of lftpsearch.
(Last modified: 06.02.2006.)


Q:
    There's something strange. Script can't open some files o
    some information isn't shown.
    
A:
    Check your permissions with INSTALL file.


Q:
    I want to make some style improvements...
A:
    Bring it on with default.css file in lftpsearch directory.
    

Q:
    I'm tired of this endless waiting for lftpsearch-onliner
    which is trying to connect to every server before searching
    or server listing.
    
A:
    It's very useful to add "perl lftpsearch-onliner" to cron
    on UNIX systems. Just something like:
    
    # echo "*/30 * * * * username cd /var/www/lftpsearch && perl lftpsearch-onliner.pl" >>/etc/crontab

    Also sometimes it's a good idea to change the FTP connection
    timeout value at lftpsearch-onliner (look for "Timeout => 1" in Net::FTP->new).

    Don't forget to synch this value (30 minutes in example above)
    with lftpsearch.pl (lines 114, 194: "if (time-$lastcheck>HERE_GOES_YOUR_VALUE_IN_SECONDS){ ...").


Q:
    lftpsearch says that all the servers are always offline,
    but that's not true!
    
A:
    Look at the previous question but try to increase
    the FTP connection timeout value.


Q:
    How can I make the indexing faster?
A:
    First of all, you can start some lftpsearch-indexer's
    simultaneously. That should work pretty well for the indexing
    of some servers at the same time.
    
    Also, you can find an interesting comment on this problem
    in lftpsearch-indexer.pl.
    

Q:
    How can I automate the indexing process?
A:
    Use crontab.


Q:
    How can I contribute?
A:
    Contact me via e-mail: root (at) nixp (dot) ru