sphinxsearchHow do I install and configure Sphinxsearch on Debian?

1. Install Sphinxsearch on Debian by running sudo apt-get install sphinxsearch in the terminal.
2. Create a configuration file for Sphinxsearch in /etc/sphinxsearch/sphinx.conf.
3. Configure the file with the following parameters:

   index test1
   {
       type = plain
       path = /var/lib/sphinxsearch/data/test1
       docinfo = extern
       mlock = 0
       morphology = stem_en, soundex
       min_word_len = 2
       charset_type = utf-8
       charset_table = 0..9, A..Z->a..z, _, a..z, U+C0->U+E7, U+E7->U+C0
   }

4. Create the data directory for the index /var/lib/sphinxsearch/data/test1.
5. Start the Sphinxsearch daemon with sudo service sphinxsearch start.
6. Index the data with indexer --config /etc/sphinxsearch/sphinx.conf --all.
7. Test the search with search --config /etc/sphinxsearch/sphinx.conf test.

Helpful links

• Sphinxsearch Installation Guide
• Sphinxsearch Configuration Guide

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