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on 3.0 (with performance mode on) we hit 4K users/60 min mark which is a tremendous achievement for us :)

hmm...I reinstalled sphinx from the beginning now...I rebuilt the indexes...but in the /var/sphinx directory...the indexes which are created have the name formatting something like this...notice the ".new" calendar_search_delta.new.spa...now when I am trying to launch searchd daemon its searching for calendar_search_delta.spa and as a result failing to serve [root@server1 sphinx-0.9.8.1]# /usr/local/bin/searchd --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... creating server socket on 127.0.0.1:3312 WARNING: index 'core_search_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/core_search_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'core_search_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/core_search_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'members_search_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/members_search_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'members_search_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/members_search_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'forums_search_posts_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/forums_search_posts_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'forums_search_posts_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/forums_search_posts_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'forums_search_topics_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/forums_search_topics_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'forums_search_topics_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/forums_search_topics_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'calendar_search_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/calendar_search_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'calendar_search_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/calendar_search_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'downloads_search_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/downloads_search_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING WARNING: index 'downloads_search_delta': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/downloads_search_delta.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING though the indexes are being built nicely [root@server1 sphinx-0.9.8.1]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf --all --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_main'... collected 29 docs, 0.1 MB sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 29 docs, 65460 bytes total 0.030 sec, 2175690.51 bytes/sec, 963.87 docs/sec indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_main'... collected 33954 docs, 1.3 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.2 Mhits, 100.0% done total 33954 docs, 1329332 bytes total 8.837 sec, 150429.55 bytes/sec, 3842.29 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_main'... collected 438289 docs, 338.4 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 3.7 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 49.9 Mhits, 100.0% done total 438289 docs, 338404144 bytes total 106.123 sec, 3188806.36 bytes/sec, 4130.03 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_main'... collected 113592 docs, 4.3 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 1.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 113592 docs, 4268706 bytes total 11.026 sec, 387134.57 bytes/sec, 10301.81 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_main'... collected 2 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 2 docs, 132 bytes total 0.010 sec, 13200.00 bytes/sec, 200.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_main'... collected 422 docs, 0.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 422 docs, 170443 bytes total 0.077 sec, 2205072.55 bytes/sec, 5459.54 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec WARNING: failed to scanf pid from pid_file '/var/sphinx/log/searchd.pid'. WARNING: indices NOT rotated. EDIT: Ok...I deleted all the indexes from /var/sphinx now and re ran the indexer...this time it built it correctly....I am able to start the searchd daemon now and search results show. Thanx RainbowViper and Brandon.

its all supported...to be double sure..ask alexandar...amember's developer...you could just drop him a support email and he will get back to you.

hmmm did what you said...but somehow I am left at the same spot. [root@server1 ~]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf --all --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_main'... collected 29 docs, 0.1 MB sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 29 docs, 65460 bytes total 0.019 sec, 3520301.02 bytes/sec, 1559.56 docs/sec indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_main'... collected 33903 docs, 1.3 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.2 Mhits, 100.0% done total 33903 docs, 1327360 bytes total 4.954 sec, 267958.76 bytes/sec, 6844.12 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_main'... collected 437258 docs, 337.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 3.7 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 49.8 Mhits, 100.0% done total 437258 docs, 337175013 bytes total 81.729 sec, 4125540.74 bytes/sec, 5350.12 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_main'... collected 113018 docs, 4.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 1.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 113018 docs, 4242924 bytes total 9.865 sec, 430083.90 bytes/sec, 11456.07 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_main'... collected 2 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 2 docs, 132 bytes total 0.010 sec, 13200.00 bytes/sec, 200.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_main'... collected 422 docs, 0.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 422 docs, 178079 bytes total 0.045 sec, 3931019.11 bytes/sec, 9315.47 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=18545). [root@server1 ~]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf core_search_delta forums_search_posts_delta forums_search_topics_delta members_search_delta calendar_search_delta --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=18545).

well this is my log...the search results still show "No results found for". Do I need to reinstall sphinx all over again? Doesnt simply chaning the sphinx.conf and re launch the search daemon suffix the issue at hand? [root@server1 ~]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.con f --all --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_main'... collected 29 docs, 0.1 MB sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 29 docs, 65460 bytes total 0.030 sec, 2152793.74 bytes/sec, 953.73 docs/sec indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_main'... collected 33895 docs, 1.3 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.2 Mhits, 100.0% done total 33895 docs, 1327025 bytes total 4.727 sec, 280747.03 bytes/sec, 7170.87 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_main'... collected 437108 docs, 337.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 3.7 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 49.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 437108 docs, 337042072 bytes total 95.126 sec, 3543119.69 bytes/sec, 4595.05 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_main'... collected 112908 docs, 4.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 1.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 112908 docs, 4237453 bytes total 8.334 sec, 508461.56 bytes/sec, 13548.09 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_main'... collected 2 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 2 docs, 132 bytes total 0.010 sec, 13200.00 bytes/sec, 200.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_main'... collected 422 docs, 0.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 422 docs, 178070 bytes total 0.045 sec, 3920174.41 bytes/sec, 9290.24 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=18545). [root@server1 ~]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf core_search_delta forums_search_posts_delta forums_search_topics_delta members_search_delta calendar_search_delta --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=18545).

damn...someone shoot me...I did update with the new sphinx.conf file...but forgot to re launch it....darn! hmm I am getting this error [root@server1 usr]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf forums_search_posts_delta --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=17785). [root@server1 usr]# killall searchd [root@server1 usr]# /usr/local/bin/searchd --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... creating server socket on 127.0.0.1:3312 WARNING: index 'forums_search_posts_main': preload: failed to open /var/sphinx/forums_search_posts_main.sph: No such file or directory; NOT SERVING

I am getting a "No results found for" error after running [root@server1 ~]# /usr/local/bin/indexer --config /usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.con f --all --rotate Sphinx 0.9.8.1-release (r1533) Copyright © 2001-2008, Andrew Aksyonoff using config file '/usr/sphinx-0.9.8.1/sphinx.conf'... indexing index 'core_search_main'... collected 29 docs, 0.1 MB sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 29 docs, 65460 bytes total 0.019 sec, 3398224.70 bytes/sec, 1505.48 docs/sec indexing index 'core_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_main'... collected 33892 docs, 1.3 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.2 Mhits, 100.0% done total 33892 docs, 1326918 bytes total 4.247 sec, 312413.24 bytes/sec, 7979.63 docs/sec indexing index 'members_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_main'... collected 437053 docs, 337.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 3.7 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 49.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 437053 docs, 336978309 bytes total 86.139 sec, 3912011.83 bytes/sec, 5073.79 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_posts_delta'... collected 1 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 1 docs, 391 bytes total 0.010 sec, 39100.00 bytes/sec, 100.00 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_main'... collected 112870 docs, 4.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 1.1 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.7 Mhits, 100.0% done total 112870 docs, 4235996 bytes total 9.667 sec, 438171.84 bytes/sec, 11675.28 docs/sec indexing index 'forums_search_topics_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_main'... collected 2 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 2 docs, 132 bytes total 0.010 sec, 13200.00 bytes/sec, 200.00 docs/sec indexing index 'calendar_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_main'... collected 422 docs, 0.2 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, 100.0% done sorted 0.0 Mhits, 100.0% done total 422 docs, 178070 bytes total 0.047 sec, 3804528.51 bytes/sec, 9016.18 docs/sec indexing index 'downloads_search_delta'... collected 0 docs, 0.0 MB collected 0 attr values sorted 0.0 Mvalues, nan% done total 0 docs, 0 bytes total 0.010 sec, 0.00 bytes/sec, 0.00 docs/sec rotating indices: succesfully sent SIGHUP to searchd (pid=31094).

only in the friends list...some forums have a huge online list :)

Well some sections on my board are adults only and the rest are open. I would like a filter option in the board options and I being an admin could select which forums to be invisible when the filter is on. The filter status should be noticeable in the board view. Also for the forum sorting order...why not give the members the option to sort which category of forums or better still category and forum order as well? This helps in a forum which has a long list...not useful for a forum with only a few categories and forums. Also I would like to see an optional side column view where we could have the option to move the stats, login box, and some other plugins...whereby we could mix the usefulness of a portal and not compromising on the forum look. we could also have a side menu navigation...add to it a 2 column forum layout...this would look more professional, help us conserve screen real estate as well. The side menu could be limited to the board view and the forum view and also if an admin want topic view...if the admin as well as the user is able to choose which ones to have it would be much greater. Also have different menus for topic, forum and board views? We(users/admins) could choose which ones to have and where. More layout changes for the my controls...would be great...prolly a tabbed look to it would be perfect...just like what you guys have done to admin CP...the layout I mean and prolly add more user level options that way. If something else comes through my mind...will let you know.