Create a new core

new-core.sh

#!/bin/bash

# creates a new Solr core
if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
echo -n "Name of core to create: "
read name
else
name=$1
fi

mkdir -p /var/lib/solr/data/$name
chown tomcat6.tomcat6 /var/lib/solr/data/$name

mkdir -p /etc/solr/conf/$name/conf
cp -a /etc/solr/conftemplate/* /etc/solr/conf/$name/conf/
sed -i "s/CORENAME/$name/" /etc/solr/conf/$name/conf/solrconfig.xml

curl "http://127.0.0.1:8080/solr/admin/cores?action=CREATE&name=$name&instanceDir=/etc/solr/conf/$name"