sphinxsearchHow do I install SphinxSearch on Debian?

1. Download and install SphinxSearch from the official website:

   wget http://sphinxsearch.com/files/sphinx-2.2.11-release.tar.gz
   tar -xzvf sphinx-2.2.11-release.tar.gz

2. Change the working directory to the extracted folder:

   cd sphinx-2.2.11-release

3. Configure and compile the source code:

   ./configure
   make

4. Install SphinxSearch:

   make install

5. Add SphinxSearch to the system path:

   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sphinx/bin

6. Start the SphinxSearch daemon:

   searchd

7. To verify the installation, run the search command and you should see the following output:

   search --help
   Sphinx 2.2.11-id64-release (r5161)
   Copyright (c) 2001-2018, Andrew Aksyonoff
   Copyright (c) 2008-2016, Sphinx Technologies Inc (http://sphinxsearch.com)

Helpful links

• SphinxSearch Official Website
• SphinxSearch Installation Guide

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