====== Sphinx SQL full-text search engine ======

[[http://www.sphinxsearch.com|Sphinx]] is an SQL full-text search engine.  It's often used in Rails projects with plugins such as [[http://ts.freelancing-gods.com/|Thinking Sphinx]], [[http://blog.evanweaver.com/files/doc/fauna/ultrasphinx/files/README.html|Ultrasphinx]] or [[http://www.datanoise.com/articles/2007/3/23/acts_as_sphinx-plugin|acts_as_sphinx]].

These plugins need the sphinx binaries to be installed.  To simplified installation, we provide pre-built Sphinx packages for Ubuntu Hardy.  Just install the package:

<code bash>
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install sphinx-search
</code>

If you are on Lucid, there appears to be some conflicts.
Install this package instead:

<code bash>
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install sphinxsearch
</code>

And then use your Rails plugin of choice.

If you're not on a Brightbox, you'll need to configure the [[docs:brightboxaptrepository|Brightbox APT repository]] on your Ubuntu box.