Apache Solr allows extensive configuration to meet the needs of the consumer. Configuring the instance revolves around the following:
Defining a schema
Configuring Solr parameters
Let's look at all these steps to understand the configuration of Apache Solr.
Apache Solr lets you define the structure of your data to extend support for searching across the traditional keyword search. You can allow Solr to understand the structure of your data (coming from various sources) by defining fields in the schema definition file. These fields once defined, will be made available at the time of data import or data upload. The schema is stored in the schema.xml
file in the etc
folder of Apache Solr.
Apache Solr ships with a default schema.xml file
, which you have to change to fit your needs. In schema configuration, you can define field types, (for example, String
, Integer
, Date
), and map them to respective Java classes. Apache Solr ships with...