sphinxsearchHow can I use Sphinx search to support multiple languages?

Sphinx search can be used to support multiple languages by using its built-in morphology and stemming capabilities. It can be used to index words from different languages, and then search for them using the same query.

For example, if we have a table with a text field containing words from French and English, we can use the following code to create an index:

index test
{
    source = test_source
    path = /var/lib/sphinxsearch/data/test
    morphology = stem_enru
    min_word_len = 3
}

This will create an index that supports both English and French words.

To use the index to search for words from different languages, we can use the following query:

SELECT * FROM test WHERE MATCH('@text (english | french)');

This will search the text field for words from both English and French.

The following list explains the parts of the code:

• index test: This creates the index with the name test.
• source = test_source: This specifies the source of the data that will be indexed.
• path = /var/lib/sphinxsearch/data/test: This specifies the path to the directory where the index will be stored.
• morphology = stem_enru: This specifies the morphology to be used for the index. In this case, it is set to stem_enru, which supports English and French.
• min_word_len = 3: This sets the minimum length of words that will be indexed.
• SELECT * FROM test WHERE MATCH('@text (english | french)'): This query searches the text field for words from both English and French.

Helpful links

• Sphinx Documentation
• Sphinx Morphology

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