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Sphinx
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Sphinx search is an alternate method to query database content. It's goal is to be fast and light weight.
Install
root # emerge app-misc/sphinx
Configure
Copy the well commented configuration file into production location:
root # cp /etc/sphinx/sphinx.conf.dist /etc/sphinx/sphinx.conf
Set the database credentials to query:
/etc/sphinx/sphinx.conf (sql source code) - Change database to the database sphinx will be searchingsql_host = localhost
sql_user = test
sql_pass =
sql_db = test
sql_port = 3306 # optional, default is 3306
To enable service, and start immediately:
root # rc-update add searchd default && rc