Apache Solr search for Drupal. Ievgen Kartakov.

Apache Solr search for Drupal Ievgen Kartakov http://donetsk.drupal.ua

Apache Solr search for Drupal Ievgen Kartakov Propeople | Ukraine Department Manager Nikname: creaoy Email: jk@propeople.com.ua

CONTENTS
Basic things. Installation, configuration, multisite setup
Adding CCK fields to index, work with filters, theming results
Solr vs. Sphinx

INSTALLATION
Server software
Require root access and hands.
Possible to setup multiple search paths
Hosting
Don ’ t require server configuration
Usually not cheap

CONFIGURATION
Enable Drupal module
Configure host, port, patch variables
Select content types, configure weight for index
Run cron and wait for 2 min

EXAMPLE: STANFORD CSI

MULTISITE SETUP
Multiple site setup on one core
Useful for development server with different sites
Hosting companies doesn’t support this properly

ADDING CCK FIELDS TO INDEX

ADDING CCK FIELDS TO SEARCH QUERY

EXAMPLE: 4ALLPROMOS

FILTERS SEARCH RESULTS
Content type and taxonomy filters supported
Faceted search by default
D6. What to do with non standard filters?

THEMING RESULTS PAGE
Simple template changing and text output search-result.tpl.php

APACHE SOLR WITH…
Apache Solr Views (Apache Solr + Views 3)
Output results with view without database query
Apache Solr Panels (Apache Solr + Panels)
Build search page layout with panels

EXAMPLE: CULTIVATE

FILTERS CLOSER LOOK

D7: APACHE SOLR MODULE
How to add fields into indexer (document)
How to execute results (if we need different content types on page)
Faceted api (if we need custom blocks)

D7: ADDING TO INDEX

D7: EXECUTE THE SEARCH

D7: FACETED API

EXAMPLE: CASINO.AT

EXAMPLE: CASIONO.AT OVERLAY

SOLR VS. SPHINX
Numbers? Nooo, just integration with Drupal
Both modules provide faceted search
Sphinx module for drupal 6 in dev but it works :)
Sphinx is not so popular in Drupal community
Indexing difference
How easy to integrate?

EXAMPLE: SPHINX CONFIG

EXAMPLE: SPHINX SEARCH RUN

EXAMPLE: JOBBX.SE

CONCLUSION
Sphinx is fast (makes craigslist’s search fly)
With sphinx you can run indexes as you want
With sphinx you will enjoy your time optimizing MySQL queries
But if you need good and fast solution just go with Solr

Useful links
CONFIGURING APACHE SOLR MULTI-CORE WITH DRUPAL AND TOMCAT ON UBUNTU 9.10
Displaying CCK field data in Solr results
Comparison Between Solr And Sphinx Search Servers

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