rongrimes:1413830646 wrote
I also can't run cron jobs. For example, for the Search index, I need to manually rebuild the index every 2-4 weeks.
The "normal" search index needs no cron. If it does not update by itself something is broken.
rongrimes:1413830646 wrote
So, any thoughts about indexing pdfs without pdftotext on the wiki platform?
If you have SSH access you might be able to compile pdftotext on the server and install it in your home directory. Cronjobs could be triggered by an external service (eg.
https://www.easycron.com/cron-job-tutorials/how-to-set-up-cron-job-for-dokuwiki-docsearch).
Alternatively it might be possible to find some service that provides PDF to Text capabilities via some API and integrate that with doc search. That will need some programming skills though.