Sphinx Search multiple config files import - configuration

Question

How can you use multiple config files on Spinx Search (preferably by including one inside another)? I need it for different environments, because the only difference between development, stage and production is the database credentials. Is there an easy way to achieve this?

Answer 1

On linux, can use dymamic config files.
ie the config file can be executed by arbitary parsers. So the config file could be a PHP, perl or even shell script.
http://sphinxsearch.com/blog/2013/11/05/sphinx-configuration-features-and-tricks/
More: https://www.google.com/search?q=sphinx+search+shebang

Answer 2

An old question, but still worth leaving an answer in case it helps...
indexes.conf
#!/bin/sh
my_function() {
cat << EOF
source source_$1 {
type = csvpipe
csvpipe_delimiter = |
csvpipe_command = cat /input/data_file_$1.txt
csvpipe_field_string = product_name
csvpipe_attr_string = sku
csvpipe_attr_string = manufacturer
csvpipe_attr_uint = on_hand
}
index idx_$1 {
min_infix_len = 3
ignore_chars = U+AD,U+002D,U+00AD,U+002F,U+2044
charset_table = 0..9, A..Z->a..z, a..z
type = plain
source = source_$1
path = /var/lib/manticore/idx_$1
}
EOF
}
while IFS="" read -r p || [ -n "$p" ]
do
my_function $p
done < index_prefixes.txt
index_prefixes.txt
abc
def
ghi
jkl
mno
pqr
stu
vwx
yz
will produce sample below...
source source_abc {
type = csvpipe
csvpipe_delimiter = |
csvpipe_command = cat /input/data_file_abc.txt
csvpipe_attr_bigint = dist_id
csvpipe_field_string = product_name
csvpipe_attr_string = sku
csvpipe_attr_string = manufacturer
csvpipe_attr_uint = on_hand
}
index idx_abc {
min_infix_len = 3
ignore_chars = U+AD,U+002D,U+00AD,U+002F,U+2044
charset_table = 0..9, A..Z->a..z, a..z
type = plain
source = source_abc
path = /var/lib/manticore/idx_abc
}
...remaining output removed for brevity...