INSTALL On Debian Lenny Base install apt-get install php5-xapian (you need version 1.x of Xapian here - check xapian.org for older Deb/Ub) two bugs: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=493944 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=493941 on dokeos root: mkdir searchdb chmod 777 searchdb (or equivalent) Useful xapian development tools apt-get install xapian-doc xapian-tools (See delve command) On Ubuntu 8.10 DOKEOS 1.8.5 + XAPIAN in Ubuntu 8.10 1. Execute dokeos_main_corp.sql 2. Go to main/admin/settings.php?category=Tools and add the search params Full-text search feature 3. Add specific fields in main/admin/specific_fields.php 4. Add specific search field i.e. Author, Body part, Technology, Topic 5. Install php5 + xapian apt-get install php5-xapian 6. Install sudo apt-get install imagemagick sudo apt-get install php5-imagick 7. On Dokeos root mkdir searchdb chmod 777 searchdb 8. Useful xapian development tools apt-get install xapian-doc xapian-tools 9. Restart Apache 10. Create a course and 2 LP for testing 11. Edit the LPs created and add/edit the specific fields (i.e. Author, Body part, Technology, Topic)