How to install Apache Solr

How to install Apache Solr on CWP servers

Install all required packages:

yum install java lsof mysql-connector-java

Check for latest version here:
http://ftp.carnet.hr/misc/apache/lucene/solr/

Download and Install Solr:

wget http://ftp.carnet.hr/misc/apache/lucene/solr/6.6.1/solr-6.6.1.tgz
tar xzf solr-6.6.1.tgz solr-6.6.1/bin/install_solr_service.sh --strip-components=2
./install_solr_service.sh solr-6.6.1.tgz

Check if the service was properly installed:

service solr status

Available commands:

service solr {start|stop|restart|status}

Web GUI:

http://IP:8983/solr/

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