Posted by stinis87 on November 3, 2012 at 7:52pm
Hi!
I was wondering what the difference was between using the core search in drupal vs using the search api module in conjunction with the Search API Database Search? I know using apache solr as backend would give a better search experience but hosting solr myself or paying a host is not an option. So would the search api module with database search be a better option then only using the core search that ships with drupal?
Appreciate any help!
Comments
search_api + facetapi, core search etc.
From my personal experience, core search not adequate when you have thousands of nodes on site. So will only use if not many nodes, and simple site.
For sites with thousands of nodes, you may have to use apachesolr or something like sphinxsearch.
Alternatively: facetapi + search_api modules aims to provide a standard interface so that you can then plug whatever search engine you want, and with a standard way of showing results etc.
Some kind of limit to core search?
I also wonder if there is some kind of limit to Drupal 7 core search. I am planning a Drupal project that will contain 1000-5000 nodes. Will the core search manage this OK? Unfortunately my main (shared) hosting provider do not support Apache Solr Search. Each node in this project will not contain a huge amount of text or fields. I guess the amount of simultaneous searches (for multiple words without quotes) will affect performance.
Whats the aprox. limit for number of nodes for core search?
from what i have read, it
from what i have read, it seems that core search is sufficient enough regarding ur number of nodes, though in my experience the core search has a very limited functionality...what is a deal breaker for me is that it doesnt support partial search..