Acquia Podcast 16: Robert Douglass on Apache Solr and other Search Back Ends
- Length: 29:33 minutes (13.53 MB)
- Format: Stereo 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Apache Solr is a powerful and flexible mechanism for performing site search on a Drupal site. Join us as we talk with Robert Douglass about all things Solr in Drupal, including new features and functionality and future development plans. Also, as a bonus, you will hear Robert use the word "de-baconify" in the context of Solr and Drupal.
Show notes:
Apache Solr home - http://lucene.apache.org/solr/
Drupal Solr module - http://drupal.org/project/apachesolr
Thomas Seidl's GSOC project - http://groups.drupal.org/node/57273
Drupal Sphinx module - http://drupal.org/project/sphinx
Searchlight page - http://developmentseed.org/blog/2010/may/27/searchlight-views-driven-app...
Facet API module - http://drupal.org/project/facetapi
Acquia search - http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-search
Tika - http://tika.apache.org/
Nutch module - http://drupal.org/project/nutch
Apache Solr Views - http://drupal.org/project/apachesolr_views
Drupal Connect Solr posts - http://www.drupalconnect.com/category/terms/apache-solr
Drupalcon SF Solr session - http://sf2010.drupal.org/conference/sessions/apache-solr-search-mastery
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Robert Douglass
Big callout to
Big callout to http://mda.org for sponsoring the work on the file search and multisite search. MDA - doing so many good things for the world.
Also, here's the Drupal branded beer that's going to be available at DrupalCon Copenhagen.
Robert Douglass
Senior Drupal Advisor, Acquia