Need help with installation

wibbla - July 7, 2009 - 11:27
Project:Apache Solr Search Integration
Version:6.x-1.0-rc1
Component:Miscellaneous
Category:support request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:closed
Description

Hi is it posible too use this module on BlueHost.com server?

#1

tjodolv - July 7, 2009 - 19:56

No, it does not seem that way from their product page. BlueHost apparently provides a fairly standard "Shared hosting" environment. This does not include a server capable of running the actual Solr application, which is completely separate from Drupal, and is based on the programming language Java, not PHP. If you want to run Solr, you probably need to be able to set up your own server with a hosting company that provides a Virtual Private Server or a Dedicated Server. These are, however advanced topics.

If you want to learn about this, try installing a Linux distribution on your own computer (or if you have a spare computer lying around), and install the needed software on that computer first, to see if you can get the hang of it.

The software you need is free, but it can be a hassle to install it:
- A web server with support for PHP and MySQL (for example Apache). This is the basic server required for running Drupal, and is what eg. BlueHost is probably running.
- Another web server running parallel, with a "java server" capable of running Java Servlets. This can be eg. Jetty or Tomcat.
- Solr installed on the Tomcat/Jetty server

#2

robertDouglass - July 8, 2009 - 20:48
Status:active» fixed

Thank you tjodolv.

#3

tjodolv - July 12, 2009 - 20:17

You are welcome :)

#4

pwolanin - July 16, 2009 - 04:26
Title:Nead help with installiation» Nead help with installation

Acquia offers a hosted Solr solution that is essentially designed for this situation (sites that cannot or do not want to run their own java application) http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-search

#5

robertDouglass - July 17, 2009 - 09:58
Title:Nead help with installation» Need help with installation

Progressive spelling enhancement. ;-)

#6

System Message - July 31, 2009 - 10:00
Status:fixed» closed

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

 
 

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