How to install Sphinx

From OpenCATS

Two methods;

the Sphinx package from the original CATS files, and manually using the latest Sphinx

Using the Sphinx package

Download the Sphinx package and untar in a local directory on your cats server;

wget http://www.opencats.org/downloads/sphinx_for_cats.tar.gz
tar -xvf sphinx_for_cats.tar.gz

run the script (as a normal user)

chmod 755 install.sh 
./install.sh

Manually using the latest Sphinx

Download the Sphinx package and untar in a local directory on your cats server;

wget http://www.opencats.org/downloads/sphinx_for_cats.tar.gz
tar -xvf sphinx_for_cats.tar.gz

before running the provided script, download and install the latest sphinx (currently 0.9.8.1);

wget http://sphinxsearch.com/downloads/sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz

install sphinx

tar -zxvf sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz
cd sphinx-0.9.8.1
./configure --prefix=/var/www/html/cats/sphinx
make
make install

(note the extensive dependencies required for building sphinx). Some are detailed in the Sphinx install packages Set Sphinx to install to the cats directory when installed;

Then run the install script, and if it's installed to the cats subdirectory, you won't need to provide it the path to sphinx

./install.sh

No customisations need to be installed for this to then work - but you do need to follow the instructions in the Sphinx_for_cats readme to ensure you have searchd loaded as a service.

Taking advantage of the capabilities of the latest sphinx package...to be completed