Sphinx Commands For Beginners

#INDEXER

Configuring single index

indexer --config /full path/sphinx.conf myindex

Configuring all indices

indexer --config /full path/sphinx.conf --all

Rotating single index

indexer --rotate myindex

Rotating all indices

indexer --rotate --all

No output on rotation

indexer --rotate --all --quiet

Not to display progress detail

indexer --rotate --all --noprogress

#SEARCHD

Help

searchd --help

Configuring searchd

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf

Configuring port

searchd --port 9313

Status

searchd --status

Checking Status

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --status

IO status

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --iostats

CPU status

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --cpustats

Setting PID file

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --pidfile /home/myuser/sphinx.pid

Forcing to search specified index

searchd --index myindex

Stopping search process

searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --stop

Killing all search process

killall searchd

STEPS TO DO IF SPHINX SEARCH IS NOT WORKING

1. killall searchd
2. searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --status
3. searchd --pidfile --config /fullpath/sphinx.conf
4. searchd --config /full path/sphinx.conf --status
5. indexer --config /full path/sphinx.conf --all
6. indexer --rotate --all

COMMAND TO SEARCH

search -i myindex -e 'test'

Search Attributes
1. Match modes (--any / --phrase / --boolean / --ext / --ext2 / --filter attr v)
2. Set Limit (--limit count)
3. Set offset value (--offset count)
4. Sort by group (--group attr)
5. Sort by ASC/DESC (--sortby clause)
6. Sort by timestamp attribute (--rsort)




With Regards,
Er.Animesh Nanda
Software Developer,
Manusis Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru,Karnataka,INDIA.