Re: [Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-14 Thread Norbert Melzer
Because not everyone has access to his own full featured server. Some have to rent every tiny component from services like heroku. So that's where the extra expenses come from. Am 13.10.2012 14:01 schrieb Hassan Schroeder hassan.schroe...@gmail.com: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Jordon

Re: [Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-13 Thread Hassan Schroeder
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Jordon Bedwell envyge...@gmail.com wrote: What does that last sentence mean? Solr is FOSS. It means what it means. Obviously you think that Solr runs on Unicorn farts and not on servers, that or you think that servers are free. I think that Solr runs on a

[Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-12 Thread Matt Jones
On Thursday, 11 October 2012 13:45:02 UTC-4, Erwin wrote: there are a lot of solutions , some gems requiring a separate server setup... I need to search for occurrences of some 'text in multiple columns ( :name; :email, :description, ..) Should I actually setup a SOLr server ?

[Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-12 Thread Jordon Bedwell
On Friday, 12 October 2012 09:12:45 UTC-5, Matt Jones wrote: Depending on what you're looking for, Sunspot may be useful - I've used it for a number of projects that needed full-text seach + filtering etc. There's a Railscast that should help you get started:

Re: [Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-12 Thread Hassan Schroeder
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Jordon Bedwell envyge...@gmail.com wrote: Depending on what you're looking for, Sunspot may be useful I'm gonna definitely second this suggestion if you don't have PG. I still somewhat like PG to save some money but I love working with solr What does that

Re: [Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-12 Thread Jordon Bedwell
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Hassan Schroeder hassan.schroe...@gmail.com wrote: What does that last sentence mean? Solr is FOSS. It means what it means. Obviously you think that Solr runs on Unicorn farts and not on servers, that or you think that servers are free. -- You received this

Re: [Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-12 Thread Dave Aronson
I've been using pg_search, so I could do full text search on Heroku *for free* (vs. paying for their WebSolr or other full text search add-ons). However, that has some serious problems, but I've figured out some workarounds, and made slides for a lightning talk. They're available at:

[Rails] Re: Rails 3.2 what are the best gems for full-text search in sql db ?

2012-10-11 Thread Erwin
Thanks , seems to be only for Postgres... I'm using MySQL.. Testicle seems to be inetresting Oh sorry .. Texticle On 11 oct, 19:51, Jordon Bedwell envyge...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Erwin yves_duf...@mac.com wrote: there are a lot of solutions , some gems requiring a