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Broken/Dead Links: Implementing a Search Engine

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Description

Expected Behavior

Clicking on the link should take you to a website with content.

Current Behavior

The links currently go to a page that says, "Error establishing a connection to Database"

Possible Solution

Remove or update the links. Preferably update, but remove to avoid confusion.

Steps to Reproduce

Click on any of the 3 links below the given heading.

Context [OPTIONAL]

I was interested in learning more about implementing a search engine, but the dead links make it so I have to turn elsewhere.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the heading for implementing a search engine and its three links in the repository, then inspect each target. Update links that lead to usable content or remove those that cannot be repaired; the issue is done when all three links no longer lead to the database error page.

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Assessment

Domain
content, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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