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CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
---------------------
* Introduction
* Requirements
* Installation
* Configuration
* Troubleshooting
* Advantages
* Limitations
* Maintainers

INTRODUCTION
------------

This module provides a Views integration to the Apache Solr Search Integration
project. It provides the views plugins and handlers needed to be able to
create a view that fetches its results from Apachesolr index, without hitting
the database.

REQUIREMENTS
------------

Requires Apache Solr Search https://www.drupal.org/project/apachesolr
Requires the use of an Apachesolr search index.

INSTALLATION
------------

Download and install the module as normal.

CONFIGURATION
-------------

First make sure that Apachesolr module is configured correctly.
If in the page "admin/config/search/apachesolr/settings" the Apachesolr
environment is green and working, you can test this by using the site
search page.
Create a view from admin/structure/views/add and choose Apachesolr search. All
of the fields indexed in solr should be available as views fields/filters/sort.
Configure the view as needed and save it.

TROUBLESHOOTING
---------------

This module can diagnose problems with solr entity indexing:
https://www.drupal.org/project/solr_devel
Solr admin adds even more options, and is usually available at:
http://[host]:8983/solr/admin/

ADVANTAGES
----------

It is impossible to have duplicate results, unlike database views.

Queries do not hit the database, and so they offload the database server.

Views are very easy to customize, unlike search pages.

LIMITATIONS
-----------

Exposed filters are only textfields. See [#1807028].

Search facets are supported, but may not work reliably in combination with
views filters.

Search sort block is not supported. See [#443410].

Multiple Apachesolr views on the same page do not work See [#1766254].

Most entity field types are not sent to Solr, and will not be available as
views handlers. Apachesolr views doesn't index the fields itself. This is
done from other modules by implementing hook_apachesolr_field_mappings().

MAINTAINERS
-----------

The 7.x branch is maintained by Miroslav Vladimirov Banov.
https://www.drupal.org/user/1509224

The 6.x branch is unmaintained.

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  1. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE

  2. ---------------------

  3. * Introduction

  4. * Requirements

  5. * Installation

  6. * Configuration

  7. * Troubleshooting

  8. * Advantages

  9. * Limitations

  10. * Maintainers

  11. 

  12. INTRODUCTION

  13. ------------

  14. 

  15. This module provides a Views integration to the Apache Solr Search Integration

  16. project. It provides the views plugins and handlers needed to be able to

  17. create a view that fetches its results from Apachesolr index, without hitting

  18. the database.

  19. 

  20. REQUIREMENTS

  21. ------------

  22. 

  23. Requires Apache Solr Search https://www.drupal.org/project/apachesolr

  24. Requires the use of an Apachesolr search index.

  25. 

  26. INSTALLATION

  27. ------------

  28. 

  29. Download and install the module as normal.

  30. 

  31. CONFIGURATION

  32. -------------

  33. 

  34. First make sure that Apachesolr module is configured correctly.

  35. If in the page "admin/config/search/apachesolr/settings" the Apachesolr

  36. environment is green and working, you can test this by using the site

  37. search page.

  38. Create a view from admin/structure/views/add and choose Apachesolr search. All

  39. of the fields indexed in solr should be available as views fields/filters/sort.

  40. Configure the view as needed and save it.

  41. 

  42. TROUBLESHOOTING

  43. ---------------

  44. 

  45. This module can diagnose problems with solr entity indexing:

  46. https://www.drupal.org/project/solr_devel

  47. Solr admin adds even more options, and is usually available at:

  48. http://[host]:8983/solr/admin/

  49. 

  50. ADVANTAGES

  51. ----------

  52. 

  53. It is impossible to have duplicate results, unlike database views.

  54. 

  55. Queries do not hit the database, and so they offload the database server.

  56. 

  57. Views are very easy to customize, unlike search pages.

  58. 

  59. LIMITATIONS

  60. -----------

  61. 

  62. Exposed filters are only textfields. See [#1807028].

  63. 

  64. Search facets are supported, but may not work reliably in combination with

  65. views filters.

  66. 

  67. Search sort block is not supported. See [#443410].

  68. 

  69. Multiple Apachesolr views on the same page do not work See [#1766254].

  70. 

  71. Most entity field types are not sent to Solr, and will not be available as

  72. views handlers. Apachesolr views doesn't index the fields itself. This is

  73. done from other modules by implementing hook_apachesolr_field_mappings().

  74. 

  75. MAINTAINERS

  76. -----------

  77. 

  78. The 7.x branch is maintained by Miroslav Vladimirov Banov.

  79. https://www.drupal.org/user/1509224

  80. 

  81. The 6.x branch is unmaintained.