You can now disable the search subsystem.

Try Travis with MariaDB 12...

.travis.yml

@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ script: ./run-linux-tests
 after_script:
   - ./cc-test-reporter after-build --exit-code $TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT
 addons:
-  mariadb: '10.0'
+  mariadb: '12.0'

common/site.go

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ type config struct {
 	SMTPPort     string
 	//SMTPEnableTLS bool
 
+	Search string
+
 	DefaultPath     string
 	DefaultGroup    int    // Should be a setting in the database
 	ActivationGroup int    // Should be a setting in the database

docs/configuration.md

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ SMTPPassword - The password for the SMTP server.
 
 SMTPPort - The port for the SMTP server, usually 25.
 
+Search - The type of search system to use. Options: disabled, sql (default)
+
 MaxRequestSizeStr - The maximum size that a request made to Gosora can be. This includes uploads. Example: 5MB
 
 UserCache - The type of user cache you want to use. You can leave this blank to disable this feature or use `static` for a small in-memory cache.

install/mysql.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 *
 * Gosora MySQL Interface
-* Copyright Azareal 2017 - 2019
+* Copyright Azareal 2017 - 2020
 *
  */
 package install
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func (ins *MysqlInstaller) TableDefs() (err error) {
 		_, err = ins.db.Exec(string(data))
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Failed query:", string(data))
+			panic("Failed query:", string(data))
 			return err
 		}
 	}

main.go

@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ func afterDBInit() (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
-	common.RepliesSearch, err = common.NewSQLSearcher(acc)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	if common.Config.Search == "" || common.Config.Search == "sql" {
+		common.RepliesSearch, err = common.NewSQLSearcher(acc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
 	}
 	common.Subscriptions, err = common.NewDefaultSubscriptionStore()
 	if err != nil {

routes/topic_list.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TopicListCommon(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user common.User, h
 	var forumList []common.Forum
 	var paginator common.Paginator
 	q := r.FormValue("q")
-	if q != "" {
+	if q != "" && common.RepliesSearch != nil {
 		var canSee []int
 		if user.IsSuperAdmin {
 			canSee, err = common.Forums.GetAllVisibleIDs()