diff --git a/plugins/sphinx/init.d/sphinx.tpl b/plugins/sphinx/init.d/sphinx.tpl
index e69de29bb..ccf41f0ed 100644
--- a/plugins/sphinx/init.d/sphinx.tpl
+++ b/plugins/sphinx/init.d/sphinx.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+#
+# searchd:   sphinx Daemon   
+#
+# chkconfig:    - 90 25  
+# description:  sphinx Daemon   
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          sphinx
+# Required-Start:    $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $syslog
+# Should-Start:        $local_fs
+# Should-Stop:        $local_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description:    sphinx - Document Index Daemon
+# Description:        sphinx - Document Index Daemon
+### END INIT INFO
+
+APP_PATH={$SERVER_APP}
+APP_CONF={$SERVER_APP}/sphinx.conf
+prog="sphinx"
+
+start () {
+    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    ${APP_PATH}/bin/bin/searchd -c ${APP_CONF}
+    if [ "$?" != 0 ] ; then
+        echo " failed"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo " done"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+stop () {
+    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
+    if [ ! -e ${APP_PATH}/index/searchd.pid ]; then
+        echo -n $"$prog is not running."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    kill `cat ${APP_PATH}/index/searchd.pid`
+    if [ "$?" != 0 ] ; then
+        echo " failed"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        rm -f ${APP_PATH}/index/searchd.pid
+        echo " done"
+    fi
+}
+
+restart () {
+    $0 stop
+    sleep 2
+    $0 start
+}
+
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        start
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        stop
+        ;;
+    restart|reload)
+        restart
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|reload}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit $?
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