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Mathematic Arts is a Drupal development firm in Milwaukee. We recently developed a web site for a research library in Drupal 7, and implemented Solr and Nutch for the search facility. We are using Facet API to filter search results based on a few simple criteria, but would like to do some more complicated filters and to improve the user experience.

For example:

• Have a facet like content type, but that aggregates many of the general content types that are meaningless to a user. For example:

Thanks in large part to the talented Nick_vh who is interning with Acquia as the final stage of his master's degree, we've been making progress on a number of outstanding issues for apachesolr 7.x. If you are using the module, please take a look at http://drupal.org/node/1293570 which lists remaining issues to be included in the next beta release (possibly the end of this week).

The patch to improve custom search pages includes a number of re-arrangements for the UI, so please try it out: http://drupal.org/node/1294846

I've been asked to look at a system for a museum who have an existing collection database they want to be able to search using Solr from Drupal 7. I've used Solr in quite a few projects and always periodically imported the data but at the moment they'd rather just connect the two via an as-yet-undefined interface. Is this a possible reality or should I stick to my guns re periodic import? I prefer import as you don't have to worry if the connection goes down, plus Drupal 'understands' nodes, plus I want to index it with Solr, which I know how to do easily with Drupal!

thx

I am using Apachesolr module with Drupal 6. I have only one facet so far on my searching and that is the node type. I have a list of links that is supposed to filter the query. When I put in a search term, I get all the matching results and the list of links with the correct counts for each node type. However, when I click a node type it returns just the result for that node type, but now all the counts in my link list have turned to 0, except for that node type which shows the correct amount, I have it set a $_REQUEST['filter'] parameter.

I have 5 independent sites on one machine. I also have another machine running just Java. How can I get all 5 sites to use the same 1 java machine for Solr? Would I install Solr 5 times for each of the sites? Would each Solr instance be installed in each of the sites /home directory; instead of say /usr/local/share. When the apachesolr.modules are installed on each site, how would I have it recognize just it's own instance and not the other 4? Or is there a better way to do this?

I am using Drupal 6.22 / module apacheSolr 1.5 / Java based Solr 3.1
I would like to extend the default solr search form to include location input and guided facets in an expanded state (displayed via AJAX as part of the form, before any search results are displayed):

1) Location input (postal code field and slider to set proximity range connects to Solr Geo-spatial)
http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SpatialSearch
http://thedrupalblog.com/geospatial-apache-solr-searching-drupal-6-upgra...

2) AJAX Guided facets - based on term user types, with autosuggest module enabled.

I'm looking for a way to implement live search results in a drop down menu. Visually it would look and act almost identical to apachesolr_autocomplete, however reporting the top 5 search results instead of search suggestions.

I'm hoping that an existing module is out there, although I've scoured as much as I can. I would like to develop the module myself, but the project I'm on simply doesn't have the budget for it :(

Thanks for any advice!

Hi There,
This regards http://drupal.org/project/apachesolr_multisitesearch
I'm trying to enable Multisite Search Facets (based on Taxonomies) for a few sites - the 'normal' multisite facets such as 'filter by site', 'current search' etc appear fine but facets based on Taxonomies do not appear not matter what I do. The facets are enabled & the blocks added to regions, caches cleared etc.

Tested in Drupal Core 6.20 with the latest stable version of Apache Solr & Apache Solr Multisite Search

Has anyone else successfully enabled this functionality?

Any help greatly appreciated