How to use Laravel Scout with Algolia for advanced search functionalities



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Laravel Scout is a Laravel package that provides a simple, driver-based solution for adding full-text search to your Eloquent models. Algolia, on the other hand, is a powerful hosted search engine that can be used as a search backend for Laravel Scout. By combining Laravel Scout with Algolia, you can implement advanced search functionalities in your Laravel application.

Here are the steps to set up Laravel Scout with Algolia:

Step 1: Install Laravel Scout and Algolia

First, install Laravel Scout and the Algolia driver for Scout using Composer:

bash
composer require laravel/scout
composer require algolia/algoliasearch-client-php


Step 2: Set Up Algolia Account

Create an account on the Algolia website if you don't have one. After creating an account, you'll get the Application ID and Admin API Key which you will need in the next step.


Step 3: Configure Laravel Scout

Add your Algolia credentials to your Laravel application by updating your .env file:

env
SCOUT_DRIVER=algolia
ALGOLIA_APP_ID=your-algolia-app-id
ALGOLIA_SECRET=your-algolia-admin-api-key
ALGOLIA_SEARCH=your-algolia-search-only-api-key


Step 4: Configure Scout Model

In your Eloquent model that you want to make searchable, use the Searchable trait and define a searchable array with the searchable attributes. For example:

php
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Laravel\Scout\Searchable;

class Post extends Model
{
    use Searchable;

    protected $fillable = ['title', 'content'];

    public function toSearchableArray()
    {
        $array = $this->toArray();

        // Customize the searchable array as needed

        return $array;
    }
}


Step 5: Index Your Data

After configuring your model, you need to index your existing data with Algolia. Run the following command to sync your model with Algolia:

bash
php artisan scout:import "App\Models\Post"


Step 6: Implement Search

Now that your data is indexed, you can use Laravel Scout's search functionality to perform searches. For example:

php
$results = Post::search('your search query')->get();


Additional Resources:

  1. 1. Laravel Scout Documentation
  2. 2. Algolia Laravel Scout Driver Documentation
  3. 3. Algolia Documentation

By following these steps and referring to the documentation, you should be able to implement advanced search functionalities in your Laravel application using Laravel Scout and Algolia.



=== Happy Coding :)

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