Re: [Rails] Re: Need guidance for a simple search Rails application

2013-07-16 Thread Arslan Farooq
> No, 80,000 rows is a *tiny* database. You should absolutely not need to > split the table--stick with a clean design that mirrors a sensible > understanding of the data, don't mess it up by trying to accommodate > imaginary performance concerns. > Ah. Got it. I'll leave the table alone th

[Rails] Re: Need guidance for a simple search Rails application

2013-07-16 Thread Arslan Farooq
Hi guys, Thank you Emil, Rick and Colin. *Emil:* > I didn't exactly get your question. Are you looking for a way to search > for the records ? If the number of rows is huge and you need full text > search, you may need to look at Solr or Sphinx or AWS CloudSearch for fast > queries. If time i

[Rails] Need guidance for a simple search Rails application

2013-07-15 Thread Arslan Farooq
Hi, I am learning Ruby. In the meantime, I have to make a simple app for a small company that I know how to make in PHP and MySQL. I have not started learning Rails yet (first I want to finish the Ruby book I have started). But I was thinking if with a little guidance may be I can make this ap