Presenter: Ben Holt, Drupal Developer and Co-Founder, The Jibe
This will be an advanced level presentation on the use of solr as a backend to views using Search API and Search API Solr and how, when done properly, this combination can allow you to create extremely fast searches and views that scale to tens of thousands of entities even on relatively limited resources.
Topics Covered:
- When and why to use solr backed views
- Creating the solr index
- beautiful data in, beautiful data out
- Data in the index - for search, for display, or both
- How to view the solr index contents directly using Luke
- How to replicate traditional views relationships with a solr-backed view
- Creating a view that doesn't use the site database at all + cool things you can do with this
- Pitfalls to avoid
Ben Holt has over 15 years of web development and system and server administration experience. He is an active member of the Vancouver Open Source / Free Software community, including two years spent as Chair of the Vancouver Linux User Group. He is a Co-Founder of The Jibe, a Drupal development agency situated in Vancouver.
Ben is a patient and keen learner and teacher. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and is able to convey complex technical issues to a non-technical audience.
Ben is all about bikes! You will find him on 2 wheels 365 days a year: whether commuting from the notoriously rainy North Shore or pedal-deep in the mud of downhill madness.
Lightning Talks
Attendees are invited to share their experience by giving a 2 to 4 minute presentation on any topic of interest to the Drupal community. If you want to use a laptop to show a website or control panel please be sure you have the necessary cable (vga) to connect to an overhead projector.
Date: September 26, 2013 - 6:30pm
Location: The Network Hub, 3rd Floor, 422 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC
Cost: There is no charge and all are welcome.
For those who don't need to leave right away there's typically a more social discussion at a local pub afterward.
RSVP: Please RSVP here http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Drupal-Users-Group/events/131567462/
Sponsors
This meetup is sponsored by The Jibe, a Vancouver Drupal eCommerce web design agency.