Re: Is there a front-end for using xapian-omega rather than the terminal? Could a Xapian database be accessed from web-browsers?

On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 09:07:27AM +0530, Susmita/Rajib wrote:
> I want to use xapian-omega as a customisable web interface for
> searching Xapian databases.
> My need is to create a list, like the text and phrase index at the end
> of books with position within the docs.
> Question: whether there is a front-end for using xapian-omega rather
> than the terminal? I guessed that since xapian-omega provides a
> customisable web interface, could the database be accessed from
> web-browsers like Mozilla Firefox?

Yes - it's in the xapian-omega package you already have installed:

/usr/lib/cgi-bin/omega/omega

You may need to configure apache to tell it to use this for a URL on
your site.

Cheers,
    Olly