# RoR Sphinx-search (on Windows Xp) Guidance Request

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-sphinx-search-on-windows-xp-guidance-request/191297>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 9, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-sphinx-search-on-windows-xp-guidance-request/191297 "2010-07-09T06:06:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@ashu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ashu)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-sphinx-search-on-windows-xp-guidance-request/191297/1 "2010-07-09T06:06:48Z")

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Hui all, i am trying to implement sphinx search (on Windows Xp)  
engine in my app. nut it fails in the several point i don’t know the  
actual procedure .

Can anyone help me on this to implement sphinx-search (on Windows  
Xp). or any good tutorails you please inform me  
thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![ashu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@ashu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ashu)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-sphinx-search-on-windows-xp-guidance-request/191297/2 "2010-07-09T15:25:52Z")

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Hi Ashu,

configuring and using the different full text search engines (ferret,  
shinx, xapian, solr…) on windows is a real pain…  
if need it on your win XP only for development purpose, you should  
consider switching to a linux development platform,  
or you can use our virtual development environment for Ruby on Rails,  
“VirtualRails” : it is delivered with sphinx up and running out of the  
box.

more informations here : [www.virtualrails.org](http://www.virtualrails.org)

hope it will help

Jérôme Fillioux  
VirtualRails Team