Hi, I've got the same issue, and my problem was that the bin_path should be with <b>correct slashes</b>, like in Linux: “c:/sphinx/bin”. I know this won't help Dean but maybe this will help somebody else.
Kira On 22 окт, 01:34, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dean > > A few things to note: > > * The service you have set up is probably looking for a generic config file - > hence why it fails - but you're going to provide it with a specific one, so > let's leave the service aside for the moment. > * Because you've set the bin_path, you don't need paths for the indexer and > searchd binary names. You've also not changed the binary names, so you don't > need those settings, just bin_path. > * You should add bin_path toyourdevelopment settings, rather than production. > * Inyourenvironment.rb, :lib should be 'thinking_sphinx', not > 'thinking-sphinx' - underscore instead of dash. > * You will need at least one index definition in a model to generate a valid > config file. > > Fix those things up, add an index, then try running thinking_sphinx:configure > again - and ts:index and ts:start :) > > Of course, I've never used TS on Windows myself, so I'm really not the best > person to help... > > -- > Pat > > On 22/10/2010, at 7:42 AM, Dean wrote: > > > Hi: > > > I'm looking for help troubleshooting several installation issues I'm > > having with S/TS on Windows. Here's the background: > > > I'm using Windows XP, Rails 2.3.8, MySQL 5.1. > > > Downloadedsphinx: > > sphinx-0.9.9-win32.zip > > > Extracted and installed on c:\sphinx > > > Set PATH environment variable to include C:\Sphinx; C:\Sphinx\bin; > > > Installed SphinxSearch as a Windows service (it shows up under > > Adminstrative Tools/Services), though I get an error if I try to start > > SphinxSearch from the Services Menu (“Error 1067: The process > > terminated unexpectedly”) > > > Installed thinking-sphinxgem, version 1.3.20 (but NOT the plugin.) > > riddle (1.1.0) was also installed. > > > Added the following line to my Rakefile: > > > require ‘thinking_sphinx/tasks’ > > > Added the following line to my environment.rb file: > > config.gem ‘thinking-sphinx’, :lib => ‘thinking-sphinx’, :version > > => ‘1.3.20’ > > > After doing all this, there was nosphinx.yml file in my rails_root/ > > config directory. Several forum posts referred to the need for it, so > > I created it following some of the examples Ifound: > > > development: > > port: 9312 > > > test: > > port: 9313 > > > production: > > port: 9312 > > indexer_binary_name: “c:/sphinx/bin/indexer” > > searchd_binary_name: “c:/sphinx/bin/searchd” > > bin_path: “c:/sphinx/bin” > > > At this point, I tried to run a rake task to configure > > thinking_sphinx. I get the following output and error message: > > > $ rake thinking_sphinx:configure > > (in c:/rails_projects/molex_app) > > >Sphinxcannotbefoundonyoursystem. You may need to configure the > > following settings inyourconfig/sphinx.yml file: > > > * bin_path > > * searchd_binary_name > > * indexer_binary_name > > > For more information, read the documentation: > >http://freelancing-god.github.com/ts/en/advanced_config.html > > Generating Configuration to c:/rails_projects/molex_app/config/ > > development.sphinx.conf > > > So despite the “cannotbefound” message, a configuration file was > > actually created. Here are the contents: > > > indexer > > { > > } > > > searchd > > { > > address = 127.0.0.1 > > port = 9312 > > log = c:/rails_projects/molex_app/log/searchd.query.log > > pid_file = c:/rails_projects/molex_app/log/searchd.development.pid > > } > > > One blog post I came across suggested that I copy the libmySQL.dll > > file from my MySQL install to C:\Windows\System32. Ifoundthe file in > > the appropriate bin directory and installed it as suggested. > > > Also, when I type “searchd” from my C:\Sphinx\bin directory, I get the > > following response: > > > $ searchd > >Sphinx0.9.9-release (r2117) > > Copyright (c) 2001-2009, Andrew Aksynoff > > > WARNING: forcing --console mode on Windows > > FATAL: no readable config file (looked in ./sphinx.conf). > > > *What I haven’t done yet* > > > I need to add sections in the development.sphinx.conf file that cover > > connection details for my MySQL database. I’m not sure how to do this. > > > *My questions* > > > Why can’t I start SphinxSearch as a Windows Service? What should I do > > about the error message I get when I try to start it? > > > Why do I get the “Sphinxcannotbefound” message? What do I need to > > do fix this problem? > > > Why can’t searchd find mysphinx.conf file? Where should I put it or > > how can I directSphinxto look in the right directory? > > > Thanks very much foryourhelp! > > > Dean Richardson > > Genlighten.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ThinkingSphinx" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/thinking-sphinx?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thinking Sphinx" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thinking-sphinx?hl=en.
