Ajax and non-Ajax search that supports results highlighting

See:

• ajaxSearch_version_192b.txt : release note with bugs fixed since 1.9.1
• ajaxSearch_readme.txt : gobal presentation of AjaxSearch
• CheatSheet : a quick overview of AjaxSearch parameters.
• /documentation/migrationFrom185To190.txt : how to migrate from 1.8.5 to 1.9.0 (and then to 1.9.2)
• Bugs & features tracker : http://bugs.modx.com/projects/evo
• Demo site : http://www.evo.wangba.fr

Installation Instructions

Follow these steps to install this snippet:   

Copy the contents of the file snippet.ajaxSearch.php into a new snippet named AjaxSearch

•     Create a directory named ajaxSearch under the assets/snippets folder.
•     Open the ajaxSearch.js file and set the loading & close image path to an image you want to display while the search is working.
•     Copy the files from the zip to the ajaxSearch folder.
•     Add the snippet call like the following: [!AjaxSearch? &showResults=`0` &landingPage=`17` &showMoreResults=`1` &moreResultsPage=`17`!]
•     Use the styles to customize the look of your output.
•     Test and see the search working with AJAX
•     Setup a new page (landingPage and moreResultsPage) with the snippet call to display all your results: [!AjaxSearch? &showInputForm=`0` &ajaxSearch=`0`!]

1.9.2b and 1.9.2 differences:

AjaxSearch1.9.2 provided with Evo1.0.5 doesn't correct the AJAXSEARCH-82 issue.

And needs to add manually a debug directory if the debug mode is used.

These issues are corrected with AjaxSearch1.9.2b                           

The release 1.9.2b provide the correction of the following issues:

==== AJAXSEARCH-75 : exactphrase doesn't work when the value is passed thru snippet callSee http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55236.0.html

==== AJAXSEARCH-76 : TV names not protected in sql requestSee http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,56696.msg330844.html#msg330844l

==== AJAXSEARCH-77 : where clause for search terms restriction when the searchstring is empty

==== AJAXSEARCH-78 : failed searched never loggedSee http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,53897.msg331714.html#msg331714

==== AJAXSEARCH-79 : tag list now interpreted as tv input list

==== AJAXSEARCH-80 : Incorrect strip function for MODx tagsSee http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,57332.msg331855.html#msg331855

==== AJAXSEARCH-81 : orderBy issue when orderBy field not in sc.content table

==== AJAXSEARCH-82 : can't define configuration file name with "@FILE:" prefixSee http://bugs.modx.com/issues/3533

==== AJAXSEARCH-83 : Searchstring not escaped when logging search request and resultsSee http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,57916.0.html

No new features are provided with this release.