INTRODUCTION – Apache Solr is a NoSql based text search engine with the capacity to run blazing fast searches along with loads of functionalities such as faceting, grouping, collapsing, fuzzy searching, boosting, relevancy tuning, etc. Its an extrapolation of Lucene-based search and is developed based on the open-source architecture. Most businesses these days need their…
All About Indexing and Basic Data Operations – Part 1- Ultimate Solr Guide
Hello Everyone! Today I would like to discuss a very important aspect about Apache Solr. To perform any basic search operation, we need an index. The index of apache solr rests in terms of a document which is basically a set of fields having certain values. Hence, indexing operation in solr becomes very crucial in…
Importing data with Data Import Handler – Ultimate Solr Guide
Introduction Hello everyone! We are back with another post. Today we will discuss in detail another important aspect used in many enterprise-grade applications. All organizations big and small in evidently store data some form of structured data store. Data import handler provides a mechanism for importing content of that datastore and indexing it. In addition…
Re-platform search from Endeca to Solr – Ultimate Solr Guide
Hello everyone! We are back with another post. This time we will discuss in detail an important aspect affecting a large number of enterprise applications. Let’s face it, in today’s fast-changing world, if an organization doesn’t keep abreast with the much-needed changes in their core systems, it is quickly forgotten and it tends to lose…
mm (minimum match) parameter in DisMax Query Parser – Ultimate Solr Guide
Hi folks! We are back with another post. Today we will discuss in detail an important aspect of solr which is being used by a large number of enterprise applications. In most applications, there is a need to return a response to every query thrown at the solr engine within some workable contextual bounds. In…
Pagination of Results – Ultimate Solr Guide
Introduction Hi folks! We are back with another post. Today we will discuss in detail a very important feature of solr that is invariably used in any large enterprise applications. When we render a response from a database, we receive a large number of results based on the query fired by the user. This generates…
Highlighting in Apache Solr – Ultimate Solr Guide
Hi folks! We are back with another post. Today we will discuss in detail an important aspect of solr which is being used by a large number of enterprise applications. It not only improves the aesthetics of the applications but also provides the end-user with a clear understanding of the response that he/she is expecting….
Near Real Time Search – Ultimate Solr Guide
Hi there! Today we will understand one of the most interesting and useful aspects of Apache Solr engine. In most real world applications, data availability is a key aspect that organisations around the globe have to account for in order to stay current with the customer’s demands. Solr, in particular, is extremely potent when it…
Setting Apache Solr in Linux – Ultimate Solr Guide
Introduction Hi there, welcome to this blog. Today, we’ll be learning how to setup Apache solr server on a regular, day-to-day used Desktop/Laptop. This is going to be a comprehensive post, covering all the steps necessary to make a solr instance run its course. So, without further ado, let’s begin! Note : In this post,…