[TYPO3-english] Searching and TYPO3 6.2 - again

[Jigal van Hemert]

Hi,

On 12-2-2014 9:47, Thomas Skierlo wrote:
> Quote: Thomas Skierlo (tsknl) wrote on Mon, 10 February 2014 17:33
>> Can anyone confirm indexed_search working on a fresh install of 6.2.0?
>> It would help me a lot to know, because in this case I have to look
>> for an error in my configuration.
>>
>
> Talking to myself - I've got no answers, except 2 private emails with a
> message similar to "Don't bother with 6.2.0 - you'll lose all of your hair"

Since you mentioned in your original post that EXT:solr wasn't working 
with TYPO3 6.2 you already got a reply from Olivier Dobberkau that the 
current git version of solr is working with 6.2. They will probably 
release a new community version around the time TYPO3 CMS 6.2 is released.

> Well, I'm already past that point, and, to be honest, I didn't have any
> serious problems with community extensions. My only personal blocker is
> core stuff: Indexd Search. IS issues on Forge just keep untouched, since
> all people knowing more seem to use 4.5 with Solr. This might work for
> them, but it will kill the whole product in the end.

Indexed Search issues should be fixed, but that is also the case for a 
lot of other issues. In a community where most stuff is done voluntarily 
(and unpaid) many devs "scratch their own itches".

Every search solution has its pros and cons, but in many cases solr may 
very well prove to be better than Indexed Search. The reasons are quite 
simple that the engine (the solr server part) is the work of a large 
community of search specialists. The indexing solution is often slightly 
better than the concept used by IS.

IS could be enough for a small site. If you have troubles setting it up 
an article by Xavier Perseguers [1] will be helpful.

If you find problems with IS, please see if there is already a forge 
issue for it; if not please file one.
Create some buzz for the specific problems you encounter, ask people to 
vote for the issues that are blocking for you. This makes it more likely 
that devs will take a look at the issue.

[1] 
http://xavier.perseguers.ch/en/tutorials/typo3/articles/indexed-search-crawler.html

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Jigal van Hemert
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