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SharePoint 2010: Only the Start address URL of a PHP based Web site content source is being crawled by FAST search connector

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SYMPTOMS

When trying to crawl a PHP based web site, the SharePoint crawler (with FAST backend) only processes the first page and will not follow any links thereafter. The "normal" SharePoint crawler (not connected to a FAST backend) crawls this site without error.

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CAUSE

The PHP extension is not added to the list of extended connector (FAST connector) property.

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RESOLUTION

Add the file extension PHP for the FAST connector using 'Set-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedConnectorProperty'.

First get the current value for the extended connector (FAST connector) property using the following PowerShell command:

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedConnectorProperty –SearchApplication $searchApp –identity ExtensionsToFilter
where $searchApp is the Fast connector Search Service Application (SSA).

The value returned would be something like “;ascx;asp;aspx;htm;html;jhtml;jsp;”.

Then set the value using for the extended connector (FAST connector) property using the following PowerShell command

Set-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedConnectorProperty –SearchApplication $searchApp –identity ExtensionsToFilter –Value “;ascx;asp;aspx;htm;html;jhtml;jsp;php;”

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MORE INFORMATION

- Set-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedConnectorProperty http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff608013.aspx

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff608013.aspx)

- About Windows PowerShell cmdlets (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff393782.aspx

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff393782.aspx)

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