.. _intro:

Introduction
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The SphinxQL Query Builder provides a simple abstraction and access layer which allows developers to generate SphinxQL statements which can be used to query an instance of the Sphinx search engine for results.

Compatiblity
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SphinxQL Query Builder is tested against the following environments:

- PHP 5.6 and later
- Sphinx (Stable)
- Sphinx (Development)

.. note::

    It is recommended that you always use the latest stable version of Sphinx with the query builder.