Warning:
Important: Sphinx is mainly used on UNIX based systems. We are providing instructions for Windows for development and testing purposes. We cannot guarantee that it will work in a live environment.
| 1 | Sphinx is available through its official Web site at https://sphinxsearch.com/ |
| 2 | Download the sphinx package (minimum version is 2.1.1-beta), extract the content and follow the instructions in the doc/sphinx.txt Note: Note the installation folder and replace below with it where it says <shpinx_root>. Do not add the trailing slash. |
| 3 | Do not install the service yet! |
| 4 | If you installed the service, run the following commands from the Command line: net stop SphinxSearch <shpinx_root>\bin\searchd --delete --servicename SphinxSearch |
| 5 | Make sure the following directories are created in your sphinx install (<shpinx_root>): log & data. Using the command line: mkdir <shpinx_root>\log mkdir <shpinx_root>\data |
| 1 | Upload the contents of the upload folder to the vbulletin root directory. |
| 2 | At the end of your vBulletin core/includes/config.php file, add the following:/* * Sphinx configuration parameters */ $config['Misc']['sphinx_host'] = '127.0.0.1'; $config['Misc']['sphinx_port'] = '9306'; $config['Misc']['sphinx_path'] = '<shpinx_root>'; //no trailing slash $config['Misc']['sphinx_config'] = $config['Misc']['sphinx_path'] . '/etc/vbulletin_sphinx.conf'; |
| 3 | Upload vbulletin-sphinx.php to <shpinx_root>/etc/ |
| 4 | Edit <shpinx_root>/etc/vbulletin-sphinx.php and update the path in the $myforumroot variable to your vbulletin root |
| 5 | Run the following command in a console (cmd) to generate a sphinx config file based on your board: php <shpinx_root>\etc\vbulletin-sphinx.php > <shpinx_root>\etc\vbulletin_sphinx.conf |
| 6 | Install the service by running this in a command line as administrator: <shpinx_root>\bin\searchd --install --config <shpinx_root>etc\vbulletin_sphinx.conf --servicename SphinxSearch |
| 7 | Start the service by running: net start SphinxSearch |
| 8 | Go to your AdminCP->Options->Search Type. In the drop down, select Sphinx Search, then hit go. |
Note:
Note: Do not upload your vbulletin-sphinx.php to a web accessible URL. Doing so would give away your database details. If you follow these exact instructions, it will not be in a web accessible URL.
Warning:
If you adjust any of your config.php credentials you will need to restart your Sphinx daemon.