Logistics problem

PHP
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Hello,

I have search algorithm to search unindexed content for huge amount of results. The problem is, if I wanted to do search in real time, the client would probably timeout as such search takes up to 10 minutes.

So I am wondering, what logistics to go for (easiest and most reliable).
Do I just schedule search and let server do it in background and notify user via email when complete? Or do I get it running asynced and let user wait for results?

Also, where do I store results? Should I do it in database (array with up to 10,000 elements) or in text file?

Help me, I am quite fresh to web stuff.

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nah, back to step 1. It wont work. I need to re-thing this thing.

3

Sure, that’s why google takes 10 minutes to search the entire web for me :slight_smile:

Search and index them while your user isn’t looking, then provide (almost) real time results in milliseconds.

4

You should probably just index the content so your searches can complete quickly.

5

its a no-go, this is search for external content which I cannot manage. Its basically YouTube Peoples search, and I cannot do it otherwise than browsign keyword related video pages. And this takes time.