Assuming you are using Drupal for the website, you can have Solr set up and integrated with Drupal in < 5 minutes for local development purposes.
See: https://drupal.org/node/1358710 for a pre-configured download. -Peter On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Achebe, Ike, JCL <ache...@jocolibrary.org> wrote: > Hi, > My name is Ike Achebe and I am a Developer Analyst with the Johnson County > Library. I'm actually researching better and less expensive alternatives to > "Google Appliance Search " , which is currently our search engine. > Fortunately, I have come across a variety of blogs recommending Lucene/Solr > as one of the best if not the best open source search engine. > Fortunately, I have read a few articles and documentations about Solr, > however , I'm still in awe as to how to go about installing and integrating > this search engine. > Could you in simple terms intimate me on how to go about acquiring or > subscribing to solr? > Thank You. > Sincerely, > Ike Achebe -- Peter M. Wolanin, Ph.D. : Momentum Specialist, Acquia. Inc. peter.wola...@acquia.com : 781-313-8322 "Get a free, hosted Drupal 7 site: http://www.drupalgardens.com"