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Asked: 2026-06-07T09:52:37+00:00

I am trying to implement a sphinx search server on a website. The website

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I am trying to implement a sphinx search server on a website. The website is to be used for internal tracking.

The database defines a status, which I have configured to be a attribute in sphinx. I need this to be updated in real time without any lag. I also want to use disk indexes so regular updates to the index can be done quite easily and I avoid the SphinxQL.

I have found that this is possible via the UpdateAttribute method of the sphinx API.
What I want to know is if it is possible to call the UpdateAttribute() from a MySQL trigger? I thought I could have a php script that takes the required inputs in a get request and then updates the index. Please suggest possible ways to implement as I haven’t yet found anything that works.

If you have any other way of implementing the search so that I get attributes updated in real time then please let me know.

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    UpdateAttribute is the right method.

    IMO it is possible to call this method in MySQL trigger using MySQL user defined function. But, I don’t think it is good solution, because such function will be very complex and will slow down mysql updates very much.

    A much better solution was posted to the sphinxforums. Its using gearman and the present UDFs that exists for it. (technically writing UDF for the sphinx C API is better but this is just easier) see here.

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