# New forum search powered by Ferret

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849>\
**Category:** Ruby-Forum\
**Created:** [January 2, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849 "2006-01-02T17:26:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849/1 "2006-01-02T17:26:34Z")

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Ferret is now used as search engine. You can enter queries like:  
+ferret +index -mysql

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**Author:** ![andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849/2 "2006-06-17T21:44:10Z")

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Andreas S. wrote:

> Ferret is now used as search engine. You can enter queries like:  
> +ferret +index -mysql

Wonderful.

It would be cool if you would add a line or two about that on the form  
that comes up when you click the search button, so people see what  
syntax to use. I tried without success multiple things commonly used on  
other boards, but not the + and - that you are using.

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**Author:** ![andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849/3 "2006-06-17T21:49:58Z")

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Andreas S. wrote:

> Ferret is now used as search engine. You can enter queries like:  
> +ferret +index -mysql

Except, it doesn’t work. I clicked search, specified the Ruby on Rails  
forum, and entered into the search box  
+destroy +method  
and it came up with nothing. I’m pretty sure that’s not right.

I also tried  
+parent +child  
which I know is in there because I created a post with that text a day  
or two ago.

(I also tried with +ferret at te beginning just in case that was  
required, also came up with nothing.)

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**Author:** ![andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-forum-search-powered-by-ferret/55849/4 "2006-08-05T20:49:15Z")

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William Jo wrote:

> Andreas S. wrote:
> 
> > Ferret is now used as search engine. You can enter queries like:  
> > +ferret +index -mysql
> 
> Except, it doesn’t work. I clicked search, specified the Ruby on Rails  
> forum, and entered into the search box  
> +destroy +method  
> and it came up with nothing. I’m pretty sure that’s not right.

The Ferret search engine is disabled at the moment, I’m still waiting  
for a new, more stable Ferret version. What you have been using was a  
simple SQL LIKE search that could only search for an exact phrase. I  
have added a Google search form today, it’s much better.