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=== Request for MWSearch ===
; Homepage
: http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MWSearch
: http://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lucene-search
; Type
: Backend modifications & extension
; Additional requirements
: Java 6+ JDK, Apache Ant 1.6 to install the required lucene search engine as a daemon on the server
; Installation notes
: The installation is a bit complicated as the daemon needs to be set up first, before the actual extension can be installed.
:* Make sure that <code>$wgDBadminuser</code> and <code>$wgDBadminpassword</code> are set correctly in either <code>/AdminSettings.php</code> or <code>/LocalSettings.php</code> (starting with MW 1.16, the former will no longer be shipped, and the configuration moves to <code>/LocalSettings.php</code>).
:* Download the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lucene-search/files/ latest stable release] of lucene search, and build the packet:
<pre style="margin-left: 4em;">
./configure /path/to/wiki/root
./build
./update
</pre>
:* Download the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/MWSearch MWSearch extension], extract the content into <code>/extensions/MWSearch/</code> and add the following lines to <code>/LocalSettings.php</code>:
<pre style="margin-left: 4em;">
$wgSearchType = 'LuceneSearch';
$wgLuceneHost = '127.0.0.1';
$wgLucenePort = 8123;

require_once( "$IP/extensions/MWSearch/MWSearch.php" );
$wgLuceneSearchVersion = 2.1;
</pre>
:* Start <code>./lsearchd</code> as a background daemon.
; Reason for the request
: The lucene search engine greatly improves the performance and quality of search results.
; What else uses it
: It is used on the whole WikiMedia farm.

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