glossword.biz

This site is open-source dictionary project based on PHP. Glossword helps you to create and publish online multilingual dictionary, glossary, or reference. It features installation wizard, UTF-8 support, visual themes, export/import dictionaries in XML/CSV format, delayed postings.

Basic features

• Adding terms to dictionary by several people at the same time.
• UTF-8 encoding. More than 400 languages can be used in a one dictionary at the same time.
• Special mode for SEF links and other SEO enhancements.
• Fast search engine can search cross words typed in any language, including Chinese.
• Indexing and searching through millions of definitions.
• Advanced search capabilities, stop words, query language.
• Query words highlighting in the search results.
• Support for a true transcription (e.g. ‘dikʃ(ə)nri, IPA standard). No self-made emulations needed.
• Defining accents for words (e.g. fábrika).
• Printer-friendly version for a term.
• Architecture is optimized for creating multiple dictionaries with one installation.
• Multifunctional feedback form with CAPTCHA.
• The ultimate guarantee of displaying webpages in any browser due to certified W3C XHTML 1.1 code and CSS 2.1 compliance.
• Glossword is free of charge and distributed under GPL license.

For authors and editors

• Installation wizard. Installs, updates and even uninstalls the software.
• The history of editing for terms.
• Delayed postings.
• Virtual keyboards.
• Customizable alphabetic sorting.
• Customizable visual themes with HTML-templates, CSS style sheets and additional multicolumn rendering mode for the list of terms.
• Automatically generated alphabetical index for dictionary.
• Export/Import dictionaries in XML and CSV format.

For administrators

• Configurable 2-level cache engine improves productivity for an HTML-output.
• Invisible links to e-mails against mail robots.
• Internal logging system.
• Built-in maintenance tasks.
• Every comprehensive task such as recounting the number of added terms per user, runs separately and it helps to balance server load.

Big Credit to : http://glossword.biz/

Simple web applications for beginners

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Dictionary site based on Web 2.0

I’m now trying to create one Dictionary site based on Web 2.0 (Non-profit). But, I’m confused which kind of web programming should I use for less hosting cost, more reliable and best security. I can say I’m not too bad in ColdFusion. Unfortunately if I create dictionary website with CF, I cannot effort the CFMX hosting cost because it’s more higher than Open-source web programming like PHP. I was supposed to create dictionary site with PHP but I’m afraid of all of PHP expert people will hack my site. That’s why I’m now trying to learn JSP for creating my dictionary site. I thought JSP language will be complicated like ASP.NET. Really, it’s not kinda complicated and the one I like is I can do it to be extension-less. If I search “test” in my dictionary, it will show like http://www.ppshein-dictionary.com/search?word=test It’s cool, isn’t it?

If you have any idea to suggest if you’ve had experiences in writing dictionary software, kindly drop comment.