[Aspell-user] English dictionary

[Alex Shaw]

I am trying to use PSpell with PHP on a host which has the PSpell libs installed, but no dictionaries...not even english...or atleast this is what i've concluded, because the error message...

 

Warning: PSPELL couldn't open the dictionary. reason: I'm sorry I can't find
any suitable word lists for the language-tag "en".

 

When I contacted support they then said:

 

It looks like you'll have to install your own dictionary files.

 

So it looks like I have to install an english dictionary myself...

 

I downloaded and extracted the bz2 & tar file which I think is for the English dictionary(ies) but all I seen was a bunch of files which didn't look like dictionary files...not that I know what a dictionary file looks like :)

 

I am on a shared host, so I have very limited access, so I think I have to compile a dictionary into *.PWS???

 

According to this: http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/spellchecking.php

 

and then use my own dictionary with a call to pspell_config_personal()

 

None of the files I looked at in the folder I extracted had a PWS extension, so I assume I have to compile files into a PWS???

 

If someone could explain how I get this done, or if i'm even on the right track, I would really appreciate it..

 

Regards,

Alex