On 7/2/2013 10:09 AM, fabio1605 wrote: > Thanks guys > > So SolR is actually a database replacement for mssql... Am I right.... > > > We have a lot of perl scripts that contains lots of sql insert queries..... > Etc > > > How do we query the SolR database from scripts.... I know I have a lot to > learn still so excuse my ignorance. > > Also... What is mongo and how does it compare > > I just don't understand how in 10years of Web development I have never heard > of SolR till last week
Solr is not really a database. Solr 4.x has a lot of features that make it function well in some limited NoSQL roles, but it's a search engine, not a database. It is a good idea to use the "stored" setting on your Solr fields only for those fields that are required to fully display a search result listing, then use your database as the canonical data store for displaying full information for a single search result when the user clicks on it. Aside from letting you know that it's not a good idea to give Microsoft your money, I can't really say anything bad about MSSQL. If it's working for you and your performance (aside from search) is good, there's no real reason to move away from it as a data repository. MongoDB is a NoSQL database. That would be a candidate for replacing MSSQL. Whether or not it could actually replace it depends on your data model. Thanks, Shawn
