Apache Solr for Drupal 6 Installation

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References

• http://ocdevel.com/blog/installing-apachesolrmodule-ubuntu-1004
• http://www.patrickjwaters.com/blog

Packages and Installation

• Install Java and Tomcat 6 > https://gist.github.com/1765586
• Install Solr and Subversion

sudo apt-get install solr-tomcat subversion

• Solr is now visible on http://localhost:8080/solr/
• Install Libraries module

cd ~/web/ausbots
drush dl libraries

• Install apachesolr module

drush dl apachesolr

• Download solr-php client libraries

cd sites/all/libraries
svn export -r22 http://solr-php-client.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ SolrPhpClient

• Next there are a few configuration things we need to do before we enable the Apache Solr module. You need to copy schema.xml and solrconfig.xml to /etc/solr/conf/.

cd sites/all/modules/apachesolr
sudo cp solrconfig.xml /etc/solr/conf/
sudo cp schema.xml /etc/solr/conf/

• Now we need to modify solrconfig.xml to tell to solr where to save files. You can use your editor of choice I like nano.

sudo nano /etc/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml

• You need to set datDir to /var/lib/solr/data, like below

<!--
  CHANGE THIS TO WHATS BELOW
  <dataDir>${solr.data.dir:./solr/data}</dataDir>
-->
  <dataDir>/var/lib/solr/data</dataDir>

sudo service tomcat6 restart

• Now you can enable the apache solr modules, make sure to set the port to :8080 in the module config

• Fix for http://drupal.org/node/949912

$ cd /usr/share/solr/WEB-INF/lib
$ ln -s ../../../java/lucene-memory.jar