Creation Search Engine on Laravel Sites Using Solr

In today's internet world, a robust search engine is an indispensable tool. This article focuses on the creation search engine on Laravel sites using Solr, demonstrating how easily Solr can be integrated to power database searches within your Laravel applications. We'll guide you through implementing Solr and its PHP bridge, the Solarium library, within the Laravel framework.

Solr configuration

First, configure Solr by setting up `config/solr.php`:

 [
        'localhost' => [
              'host' => env('SOLR_HOST', '192.168.99.100'),
              'port' => env('SOLR_PORT', '8983'),
              #'path' => env('SOLR_PATH', '/solr/'),
              'core' => env('SOLR_CORE', 'mycore')
       ]
    ]
];

Install the PHP Solarium library

To facilitate the creation search engine on Laravel sites using Solr, you'll need the Solarium library. Install it via Composer:

composer require solarium/solarium

Boot up the Solarium Client

Next, create a service provider to boot the Solarium Client:

php artisan make:provider SolariumServiceProvider

Edit `app/Providers/SolariumServiceProvider.php` to bind the Solarium Client:

app->bind(Client::class, function ($app) {
            return new Client($app['config']['solr']);
        });
    }

    public function provides()
    {
        return [Client::class];
    }
}

Now, open `app/config/app.php` and add the `SolariumServiceProvider` to your application providers:

return [
    'providers' => [
        // List off others providers...
        App\Providers\SolariumServiceProvider::class,
    ]
];

The integration

For the creation search engine on Laravel sites using Solr, you'll integrate the search functionality through a controller. Create a new controller:

php artisan make:controller SolariumController

Add the search logic to `app/Http/Controllers/SolariumController.php`:

client = $client;
    }

    public function search()
    {
        $input = Input::get('q');
        $query = $this->client->createSelect();
        $query->setQuery('*:*');
        $query->setQuery('name:"' . $input . '"');
        $query->setStart(0);
        $query->setRows(10);
        $resultset = $this->client->select($query);

        return view('search', compact('resultset'));

    }
}

Add the search results view to `resources/views/search.blade.php`:

        @if (count($resultset) > 0)
            @foreach ($resultset as $data)
                {{ $data->name }}
            @endforeach
        @else
            Data Not Found.
        @endif

Finally, add the search route to your `app/Http/routes.php` file:

Route::get('/search', 'SolariumController@search');