This is apples and pomegranates. Lucene is a library, Solr is a server. In features, they are more alike than different.
wunder On Feb 12, 2013, at 7:40 AM, JohnRodey wrote: > I know that Solr web-enables a Lucene index, but I'm trying to figure out > what other things Solr offers over Lucene. On the Solr features list it > says "Solr uses the Lucene search library and extends it!", but what exactly > are the extensions from the list and what did Lucene give you? Also if I > have an index built through Solr is there a non-HTTP way to search that > index? Because solr4j essentially just makes HTTP requests correct? > > Some features Im particularly interested in are: > Geospatial Search > Highlighting > Dynamic Fields > Near Real-Time Indexing > Multiple Search Indices > > Thanks!
