lucene, or sql fulltext?

Question

I want to create a search website to search docs (all kinds of formats including pdf), images, videos, and audio. I also want to be able to filter my search results based on some criteria like author name, date, etc.

I'm doing this in .NET, so what's the easiest way to get up and running? SQL fulltext searching seems tempting because I'm familiar with sql, and plus since I want to filter my search results, it will be easy to store the filter fields for each item.

Answer 1

If your primary concern is getting it up and running quickly and easily, then SQL fulltext search is definitely the way to go.

Lucene.NET has its advantages, but it is by no means a walk in the park to set up correctly. The documentation is a bit lacking and there are a very limited number of examples on the web.