Apache Solr PHP Integration Illustrated Edition

Really good book for both beginners and experts in PHP development interested in integrating Apache Solr into their existing PHP applications

Solr can sometimes feel more prickly than a bag of porcupines. That’s when you need this book.First, and least important, is that there is no syntax highlighting. I say this every time I review a Packt book, and it’s always as annoying to find.That aside, this book is well edited. The points are succinct, the grammar palatable and the diction easy to follow.The book begins with some installation instructions for getting PHP and Solr running. I was at first concerned with the presentation of numerous ways to query the same result, few of which concerned PHP examples, but that quickly passed as the book develops into a handbook for the well-supported PHP library Solarium.At only 118 pages, I feel it would reach a wider audience by including Solarium in the title, but that’s up to the marketing department I guess…The content ranges, in difficulty, from the basics of Solr usage to advanced querying and formatting. Along the way, you can learn about how indexing and schemas work in Solr. The book demonstrates every aspect of Solr which it explains, in simple PHP examples.Unlike most books, the length and presentation of this book allow you to go through it all in a single sitting. It may take a bit longer if you are only first coming into contact with Solr, but every bit of help is provided to get you familiar with how things work.My experiences with Solr have not always been good, and I would have loved to get my hands on this book in those times. Instead of prattling on about how much I enjoyed it, I recommend you get it for yourself. After all, it costs about the same as a good pizza.

This book covers the basics of integrating PHP applications with Apache Solr. I definitely like how along with the usual examples one would expect from a book like this the author also introduces the reader to tools like Composer and Solarium - definitely a good way to encourage best practices. Not to diminish the importance of examples for common scenarios that could be copied and pasted pretty much as is in order to give one's PHP and Solr setup a whirl.Overall definitely a good read for those starting out with Solr.

"Apache Solr PHP Integration" is a great resource for hitting the ground running when you are bound to the fast-paced environment of large-scale PHP application design and big-data search. As usual with Packt books, it is great to see the expected ease-of-install directions, telling you what you need to get started, and enough to get the a full-featured launch off the ground.In just a few short pages, you will have a fully functioning Jetty and/or Tomcat Solr solution that is sure to meet both personal and commercial needs. Next, the choice to use Solarium and Composer is a perfect marriage to introduce where resource management is going and how to keep up with the times.Lastly, and most importantly, this book will give you the perfect foundation you will need to get fully search-able instances of Solr running while using PHP-Solarium with both simple and advanced queries - allowing you to become a great asset to any company dealing with large, search-able data sets.

Das Buch ist nicht ausführlich genug. Mit der Dokumentation und den mitgelieferten Beispielen ist man genauso schnell und deutlich billiger