How to run search reindex via command line interface

How to reindex Magento search indexes

To reindex search indexes (and indexes of Sphinx Engine, if you use it) via command line (shell, SSH) go to the magento root folder and use this command:

php shell/indexer.php --reindex catalogsearch_fulltext

How to reindex search indexes for Sphinx Engine installed on the same Magento server.

Go to <magento_root>/shell folder and use php script search.php: ~! Commands don`t work with "Buit-in Search Engine" mode.

Usage:  php search.php [options]

  --engine                      Get Current Engine Class Name
  --reindex                     Run sphinx reindex
  --reindex-delta               Run sphinx delta reindex

php search.php --engine
php search.php --reindex-delta 

How to import synonyms and stopwords

Go to <magento_root>/shell folder and use php script search.php:

Usage:  php search.php [options]

  --import-synonyms <csv file>  Import synonyms 
  --import-stopwords <csv file>  Import synonyms

php search.php --import-synonyms /dir/dir/en.txt
php search.php --import-stopwords /dir/stopwords_nl.txt