Question

I have innoDB table using numerous foreign keys, but we just want to look up some basic info out of it.

I’ve done some research but still lost.

1. How can I tell if my host has Sphinx
   installed already? I don’t see it
   as an option for table storage
   method (i.e. innodb, myisam).

2. Zend_Search_Lucene, responsive
   enough for AJAX functionality of
   millions of records?

3. Mirror my
   innoDB with a myisam? Make every
   innodb transaction end with a write
   to the myisam, then use 1:1 lookups?
   How would I do this automagically?
   This should make MyISAM
   ACID-compliant and free(er) from
   corruption no?

4. PostgreSQL fulltext
   queries don’t even look like SQL to
   me wtf, I don’t have time to learn a
   new SQL syntax I need noob options

5. ????????????????????

This is high volume site on a decently-equipped VPS

Thanks very much for any ideas.

Answer 1

Sphinx is very good choice. Very scalable, built-in clustering and sharding.