Does the DataImportHandler use HTTP to load documents into Solr? Is there any (run-time) performance benefit to using it rather than a custom MySQL -> XML solution?
Shalin Shekhar Mangar wrote: > > Hi Rusli, > > Without going into specifics, I can tell you that we're using > DataImportHandler successfully in production with many millions of > documents > being imported from databases. Try it out and let us know if you face any > problems. DataImportHandler will be part of Solr 1.3 (the next release) > and > may be committed quite soon after which you may not need to fiddle with > patches. > > Disclaimer: Since I'm one of the developers, I may be biased :) > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Rusli Ruslakall > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I wanted to see what people think about using DataImportHandler and >> importing directly from mysql rather than with XML. >> >> I have already programmed mysql -> XML in PHP and configured Solr to >> import it when I realized I could use DataImportHandler and skip the >> XML stage. Are there any negatives of using DataImportHandler? I would >> have to use the patch that complicates the process I guess when its >> kind of tempting to try to use Solr as much vanilla as possible. >> >> What is the general method when using database information? >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Shalin Shekhar Mangar. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/XML-vs-mysql-import-with-DataImportHandler-tp17754471p17764425.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
