Searchawy

Major Features:

1. SQL database driven 100% - SQL databases are the most powerful database systems until this moment that can handle several Gig bytes of information safely with the highest search speed and information retrieval. Based on this Mewsoft search engine built with all its databases using SQL (mySQL). This includes all the categories, mailing lists, accounts, users information, websites information, ratings, statistics and any data used by the software. This makes the software unlimited in its capacity and speed which puts the software in race with the major big search engine now on the net.
2. Unlimited Nested Categories - The software has built in category manager in the admin center which allows to create unlimited number of categories and subcategories levels. Since the categories are stored also in SQL database then its is unlimited practically. Each category and subcategory can be configured separately for generating Meta Tags (title, description, keywords), using templates, sort order, display under its parent category as a teaser, html customizations, and more.
3. Static and Dynamic Live Output - Searchawy is actually two search engine from its infrastructure. All major known search engines are either free which uses static output like Yahoo.com or pay per click which generates dynamic output in real time like overture.com. Searchawy assembles these two types of search engines. This means that Mewsoft Engine can be used to build a directory or search engine with dynamic output which works as pay per click engine, or build a directory or search engine with static html pages.
4. Output:
   • Dynamic Output - If you plan to build your search engine to be pay per click or pay per impressions then you have to use dynamic live output. In this mode the software will positions websites depending on their bids and will sort search results based on the search terms bids.
   • Static Output - If you plan to build traditional directory or search engine or static website with static html pages that updated only when you want, then you run the engine in static mode. In static mode the html pages will update only every time you run the build directory from the admin center or you can automate it with crontab or similar programs on your system.
5. Full accounting system - Since the software was build to make revenue from submissions and surfers, then it was necessary to include an advanced, user and admin friendly account manager system. For the user the account manager interface allows full control over his listings and bids and money. Users can submits listings, new search terms, change bids, delete or update current listings, update profiles, view or download summary or full detailed statistics report for their clicks and account activity and more. For the admin the accounting system allows full control over users accounts, deposits, debits, review, disable, enable, update or remove.
6. Keywords and Position Bidding - Modeled after the very popular "Overture.com" system with more power and features and flexibility. When the admin require that users must open accounts before submitting lists to the search engine, they open account and from inside this account manager they can add listings, search terms related to their listings. From the account manager they can bid on search terms and determine their placements in search results and also they can bid on their category listings position. Listings with the highest bid on the current search terms or category will be listed first and thereafter in order of the bid amount.
7. Fully integrated banner server - The search engine is integrated with full banner manager software SQL database driven same as the engine itself to handle millions of impressions per day for heavy traffic sites. The banner server allow to create and manage unlimited accounts, campaigns and banner zones or groups or locations on your templates. The banner also can be used directly on your other sites and your static or dynamic pages either with direct call or with SSI.
   
8. Database Management - The software admin center has many tools to manage and control everything in the system database. This includes tools also for managing the SQL server itself. Among these database and SQL server tools are:
   • Backup or export the whole SQL database into deleimited ascii text file.
   • Loading or importing the SQL database from ascii deleimited text files.
   • Unloading and Loading SQL tables separately.
   • Viewing SQL server variables and current status.
   • Empty, delete, optimize, check SQL tables separately.
   • SQL Commander to run any SQL statements.
   • and more...
9. Multi - Lingual: The software admin center has a language manager that allows you to create unlimited number of languages and translate any language online or on your local pc in just a minutes. The software by default comes with the language English, any additional languages you need just create it from the language manager and translate the text in minutes. The software use all the languages available in real time which allows the surfers and users to select which language they want and the software will keep their preferences using cookies so they need to select the language only the first time they visit the site. The language manager will create new languages, delete languages, edit languages text or search languages for certain text.
10. Website Builder - Mewsoft search engine is not limited only to building the directory or search engine but also building most of the rest of the websites tools. This includes, building About Us page, Contact Us form, Announcements system with full admin control, Copyright page, Privacy Page, Terms of use page, Search help page, Full help system indexed book style which allows adding any number of help pages easily from the language manager well organized help system.
11. Submissions control - The software has admin options to automate all the submissions to go directly to the database or to manually review, edit and approve all new submissions, request changes. Submissions includes websites listings, new search terms, request to change current listings. If you are not concerned about the directory contents then you can set it to automatically accept all new submissions and it will go directly to the database and live for searching and browsing. If you are concerned about the quality of your directory or search engine then you must review, edit and approve all new submissions which includes new listings and search terms.
12. HTML Template based - One of the most powerful features of this software is its using for pure html templates for every single byte generated by the software. This means there is no limit on the customizations the same as you edit normal html pages. In addition to listing templates, you can define templates for category listings, and featured sites. Not only templates for the pages generated by the software but also for every form, hyperlinks, cgi generated output, listings, navigations, and everything the program prints to the output is customizable. You can define an unlimited number of listing templates and assign a different template for each listing in the search engine to use.
13. Custom functions - The software has built in script editor in the admin center which allow you to write your own Perl and JS functions and inert the output to the templates with the rest of the program output. Custom functions can use the current program templates as well as you can define new templates to be used. This means you can build new functions with its own templates.
14. External programs integration - Not only you can build your own custom Perl functions but also you can directly integrate your current scripts and programs with the software and insert the programs output in the templates directly. There are many built in classes to run SSI functions from inside the templates.
15. Unlimited mailing lists
    • SQL based mailing lists unlimited in its capacity for each list. The admin center "Mail manager" has full utilities to manage unlimited number of mailing lists and mass email:
    • Create, edit mail letter
    • Create unlimited lists
    • Add, Delete subscribers
    • Add, delete lists
    • Send mass email to lists