How do I rebulid SourceForge search indexes?

Beginning with SourceForge 4.3 SP1, a utility is included to rebuild the search indexes. This can be done without stopping SourceForge , but any new objects created during this time will not be immediately indexed, but will be queued until after the re-indexing.

1. First run the following command to stop the indexer:

   touch /usr/local/sourceforge/var/searchIndexes/LOCK_INDEXES

2. Next, stop SourceForge:

   /usr/local/sourceforge/sourceforge_home/bin/sourceforge-standalone-init.sh stop

3. Remove the old index files:

   /bin/rm /usr/local/sourceforge/var/searchIndex/*

4. Restart SourceForge:

   /usr/local/sourceforge/sourceforge_home/bin/sourceforge-standalone-init.sh start

5. Once this is done, you can run the re-index script:

   /usr/local/sourceforge/sourceforge_home/bin/SearchReindex.sh

After the script completes, everything is queued for reindexing. It will take some time to process the reindex requests. Note: Please see the KB article titled: Alternative Search Index Tool for more information.