This is step-by-step instructions on how to install Apache Solr on your own server and integrating it with your Drupal installation.

1. Apache Solr
by helior colorado
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2. Drupal Search Process
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3. Drupal Search Process
cron.php
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4. Drupal Search Process
cron.php node
∆=
search_index
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5. Drupal Search Process
cron.php node
∆=
search_index
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6. Drupal Search Process
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7. Drupal Search Process
content
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8. Drupal Search Process
content
$results
acquia.com/blog/drupal-search-how-indexing-works
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9. Drupal Search Process
content
$results
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10. Drupal Search Process
indexed
database
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11. Drupal Search Process
‣ Search box will only scan index
indexed
database
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12. Drupal Search Process
‣ Search box will only scan index
‣ Must match search string exactly
indexed
database
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13. Drupal Search Process
‣ Search box will only scan index
‣ Must match search string exactly
‣ limited support of operators
indexed
database
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14. Drupal Search Process
‣ Search box will only scan index
‣ Must match search string exactly
‣ limited support of operators
‣ (-) exclude term
indexed
database
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15. Drupal Search Process
‣ Search box will only scan index
‣ Must match search string exactly
‣ limited support of operators
‣ (-) exclude term
indexed ‣ (type:) content-type specific
database
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16. Installing Apache Solr
Search Server for Drupal
What you will need:
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17. Installing Apache Solr
Search Server for Drupal
What you will need:
‣ Hosting that supports Java
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18. Installing Apache Solr
Search Server for Drupal
What you will need:
‣ Hosting that supports Java
‣ Access to Command Line
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19. Install Java
# apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
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20. Get Solr Search Server
Get your nightly build at
http://people.apache.org/builds/lucene/solr/nightly/
# wget http://people.apache.org/
builds/lucene/solr/nightly/your-
nightly-build.zip
# unzip your-nightly-build.zip
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21. Install Apache Solr Module
http://drupal.org/project/apachesolr
Install but don’t enable!
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22. Get Solr PHP Client
# svn checkout -r6 http://solr-
php-client.googlecode.com/svn/
trunk/ SolrPhpClient
# mv SolrPhpClient drupal-root/
sites/all/modules/apachesolr/
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23. Enable Apache Solr Module
✓Solr Framework
✓Solr Search Components
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24. Get Solr PHP Client
# cd apache-solr/example
# java -jar start.jar
Check to see if server is running..
http://your-site:8983/solr/admin/form.jsp
Is it working with Drupal?
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25. Get Solr PHP Client
# cp drupal-root/sites/all/
modules/schema.xml apache-solr/
example/solr/conf/
# cp drupal-root/sites/all/
modules/solrconfig.xml apache-
solr/example/solr/conf/
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26. Thanks.
me@helior.info
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