Extend WordPress Search to query external database

  • Biswadip

    (@biswadip)


    11 years, 12 months ago

    Hello

    Is it possible to extend the default wordpress search so that it queries an external database as well? I haven’t seen the external database yet – all I know is that it is a mysql database.

    The ideal scenario would be that when the user types in a search term, not only the existing wordpress database but also the external database are queried for the search term.

    Is that feasible? I read here that only data from mysql databases formatted in a specific way can be displayed on a wordpress page. Does this apply to the search function as well? If so what is the specific format the database needs to be in? The link suggests I might need to import or convert the database to a format wordpress can understand but is less clear on the specifics.

    Thanks a lot

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  • pigsound

    (@pigsound)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    hi,

    i don’t have the answer to that question but would like to join your post.
    i have a similar situation; a (yet unknown to me) external database compiled with LibreOffice that should be used within a wordpress site. search should be possible as well as calling data from the external database to display in posts or pages.

    hoping to read about a solution soon, thanks!

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