diff --git a/config.php.sample b/config.php.sample
index 87c8b76c51..8f195e4642 100644
--- a/config.php.sample
+++ b/config.php.sample
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ $config['db']['database'] = 'mysql://laconica:microblog@localhost/laconica';
 #Add your own here. Note: empty array by default
 #$config['nickname']['blacklist'][] = 'scobleizer';
 
+# sphinx search
+$config['sphinx']['enabled'] = false;
+$config['sphinx']['server'] = 'localhost';
+$config['sphinx']['PORT'] = 3312;
+
+
 # Users to populate the 'Featured' tab
 #$config['nickname']['featured'][] = 'scobleizer';