php sphider.php -all does not really execute!

Hi all

I'm re-indexing my webs every night using a cron job:

/opt/lampp/bin/php /opt/lampp/htdocs/sphider/admin/spider.php -all

Sadly this command seems to have finished already a second after executing it, which is impossible. When manually clicking on the "Re-index all" link in the admin panel it takes about 15mins until it has finished!

I don't see the mistake I've probably made, maybe you?

Thanks for help,
Josh

I'm having the same problem, hopefully someone has the answer!

Gilman

Have you try running in using the shell first, this may give you some error message or something that will help.

Diego Medina
Web Developer

It happened to me a few times. I got the solution reindexing with 20 levels option, then going back to the number I wanted.

I did it twice in 3 local sites. I am not sure about the reason, nor why the turn around worked.

I found the following explanation somewhere
[drupal.org]


"...No significant search engines actually DO their re-indexing all in one-click from a web console. Search indexing isusually an intensive process that cannot be completed in the space of one http page-load.

What happens when you click 're-index' content (even on those other search engines) is in fact a job is added to a schedule of things to do. It doesn't actually do it that instant..."