diff --git a/src/cfg.c b/src/cfg.c
index 1b175096..e510bc4e 100644
--- a/src/cfg.c
+++ b/src/cfg.c
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ struct _parse_rule config_parse_rules[] =
    { "piler_header_field", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, piler_header_field), "X-piler-id:", MAXVAL-1},
    { "process_rcpt_to_addresses", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, process_rcpt_to_addresses), "0", sizeof(int)},
    { "queuedir", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, queuedir), QUEUE_DIR, MAXVAL-1},
+   { "rtindex", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, rtindex), "0", sizeof(int)},
    { "security_header", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, security_header), "", MAXVAL-1},
    { "server_id", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, server_id), "0", sizeof(int)},
+   { "sphxdb", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, sphxdb), "piler1", MAXVAL-1},
+   { "sphxhost", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, sphxhost), "127.0.0.1", MAXVAL-1},
+   { "sphxport", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, sphxport), "9306", sizeof(int)},
    { "smtp_access_list", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, smtp_access_list), "0", sizeof(int)},
    { "smtp_timeout", "integer", (void*) int_parser, offsetof(struct config, smtp_timeout), "60", sizeof(int)},
    { "spam_header_line", "string", (void*) string_parser, offsetof(struct config, spam_header_line), "", MAXVAL-1},
diff --git a/src/cfg.h b/src/cfg.h
index 5b035825..5929e17c 100644
--- a/src/cfg.h
+++ b/src/cfg.h
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ struct config {
    char mysqldb[MAXVAL];
    int mysql_connect_timeout;
 
+   // manticore stuff
+   char sphxhost[MAXVAL];
+   int sphxport;
+   char sphxdb[MAXVAL];
+   int rtindex;
+
    int update_counters_to_memcached;
    int memcached_to_db_interval;
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 7060faaf..b365d18c 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_GET_META_ID_BY_MESSAGE_ID  "SELECT id, piler_id FROM " SQL_METADATA_TABLE " WHERE message_id=?"
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_RCPT_TABLE     "INSERT INTO " SQL_RECIPIENT_TABLE " (`id`,`to`,`todomain`) VALUES(?,?,?)"
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_SPHINX_TABLE   "INSERT INTO " SQL_SPHINX_TABLE " (`id`, `from`, `to`, `fromdomain`, `todomain`, `subject`, `body`, `arrived`, `sent`, `size`, `direction`, `folder`, `attachments`, `attachment_types`) values(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
+#define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_RT_TABLE       "INSERT INTO piler1 (id, sender, rcpt, senderdomain, rcptdomain, subject, body, arrived, sent, size, direction, folder, attachments, attachment_types) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_META_TABLE     "INSERT INTO " SQL_METADATA_TABLE " (`from`,`fromdomain`,`subject`,`spam`,`arrived`,`sent`,`retained`,`size`,`hlen`,`direction`,`attachments`,`piler_id`,`message_id`,`reference`,`digest`,`bodydigest`,`vcode`) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_ATTACHMENT_TABLE     "INSERT INTO " SQL_ATTACHMENT_TABLE " (`piler_id`,`attachment_id`,`sig`,`name`,`type`,`size`,`ptr`) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
 #define SQL_PREPARED_STMT_GET_ATTACHMENT_ID_BY_SIGNATURE   "SELECT `id` FROM `" SQL_ATTACHMENT_TABLE "` WHERE `sig`=? AND `ptr`=0 AND `size`=?"
diff --git a/src/defs.h b/src/defs.h
index c8b56667..9ad64c81 100644
--- a/src/defs.h
+++ b/src/defs.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct session_data {
    int journal_envelope_length, journal_bottom_length;
    unsigned int sql_errno;
 #ifdef NEED_MYSQL
-   MYSQL mysql;
+   MYSQL mysql, sphx;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 0b98ff6e..3dcd95d0 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ int store_index_data(struct session_data *sdata, struct parser_state *state, str
    if(*subj == ' ') subj++;
 
 
-   if(prepare_sql_statement(sdata, &sql, SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_SPHINX_TABLE) == ERR) return rc;
-
+   if(cfg->rtindex){
+      if(prepare_sql_statement(sdata, &sql, SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_RT_TABLE) == ERR) return rc;
+   } else {
+      if(prepare_sql_statement(sdata, &sql, SQL_PREPARED_STMT_INSERT_INTO_SPHINX_TABLE) == ERR) return rc;
+   }
 
    fix_email_address_for_sphinx(state->b_from);
    fix_email_address_for_sphinx(state->b_sender);
diff --git a/src/mysql.c b/src/mysql.c
index 83c93fd9..6acbd6e3 100644
--- a/src/mysql.c
+++ b/src/mysql.c
@@ -33,11 +33,40 @@ int open_database(struct session_data *sdata, struct config *cfg){
 }
 
 
-void close_database(struct session_data *sdata){
+int open_sphx(struct session_data *sdata, struct config *cfg){
+   int rc=1;
+   char buf[BUFLEN];
+
+   mysql_init(&(sdata->sphx));
+
+   mysql_options(&(sdata->sphx), MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, (const char*)&cfg->mysql_connect_timeout);
+   mysql_options(&(sdata->sphx), MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, (const char*)&rc);
+
+   if(mysql_real_connect(&(sdata->sphx), cfg->sphxhost, "", "", cfg->sphxdb, cfg->sphxport, "", 0) == 0){
+      syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "cant connect to %s:%d", cfg->sphxhost, cfg->sphxport);
+      return ERR;
+   }
+
+   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-2, "SET NAMES %s", cfg->mysqlcharset);
+   mysql_real_query(&(sdata->sphx), buf, strlen(buf));
+
+   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-2, "SET CHARACTER SET %s", cfg->mysqlcharset);
+   mysql_real_query(&(sdata->sphx), buf, strlen(buf));
+
+   return OK;
+}
+
+
+void close_sphx(struct session_data *sdata){
    mysql_close(&(sdata->mysql));
 }
 
 
+void close_database(struct session_data *sdata){
+   mysql_close(&(sdata->sphx));
+}
+
+
 void p_bind_init(struct sql *sql){
    int i;
 
@@ -225,6 +254,23 @@ int prepare_sql_statement(struct session_data *sdata, struct sql *sql, char *s){
 }
 
 
+int prepare_sphx_statement(struct session_data *sdata, struct sql *sql, char *s){
+
+   sql->stmt = mysql_stmt_init(&(sdata->sphx));
+   if(!(sql->stmt)){
+      syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: error: mysql_stmt_init()", sdata->ttmpfile);
+      return ERR;
+   }
+
+   if(mysql_stmt_prepare(sql->stmt, s, strlen(s))){
+      syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: error: mysql_stmt_prepare() %s => sql: %s", sdata->ttmpfile, mysql_stmt_error(sql->stmt), s);
+      return ERR;
+   }
+
+   return OK;
+}
+
+
 void close_prepared_statement(struct sql *sql){
    if(sql->stmt) mysql_stmt_close(sql->stmt);
 }
diff --git a/src/piler.c b/src/piler.c
index cfab8825..2824a153 100644
--- a/src/piler.c
+++ b/src/piler.c
@@ -287,10 +287,19 @@ void child_main(struct child *ptr){
 
       sig_block(SIGHUP);
 
-      if(open_database(&sdata, &cfg) == OK){
+      int sphxopen = 0;
+      if(cfg.rtindex && open_sphx(&sdata, &cfg) == OK){
+         sphxopen = 1;
+      }
+
+      if((cfg.rtindex == 0 || sphxopen == 1) && open_database(&sdata, &cfg) == OK){
          ptr->messages += process_dir(dir, &sdata, &data, &cfg);
          close_database(&sdata);
 
+         if(cfg.rtindex){
+            close_sphx(&sdata);
+         }
+
          sleep(1);
       }
       else {
diff --git a/src/pilerimport.c b/src/pilerimport.c
index 3af32505..40c2e451 100644
--- a/src/pilerimport.c
+++ b/src/pilerimport.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 
    if(open_database(&sdata, &cfg) == ERR) return 0;
 
+   if(cfg.rtindex && open_sphx(&sdata, &cfg) == ERR) return 0;
 
    setlocale(LC_CTYPE, cfg.locale);
 
@@ -392,6 +393,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 
    close_database(&sdata);
 
+   if(cfg.rtindex) close_sphx(&sdata);
+
    if(data.quiet == 0) printf("\n");
 
    return 0;
diff --git a/src/reindex.c b/src/reindex.c
index 009f205a..80cd96d9 100644
--- a/src/reindex.c
+++ b/src/reindex.c
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
       p_clean_exit("cannot connect to mysql server", 1);
    }
 
+   if(cfg.rtindex && open_sphx(&sdata, &cfg) == ERR){
+      p_clean_exit("cannot connect to 127.0.0.1:9306", 1);
+   }
+
+
    load_rules(&sdata, data.folder_rules, SQL_FOLDER_RULE_TABLE);
 
    if(folder){
@@ -272,6 +277,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
    clearhash(data.mydomains);
 
    close_database(&sdata);
+   if(cfg.rtindex) close_sphx(&sdata);
 
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/sql.h b/src/sql.h
index 9118de31..57dd834e 100644
--- a/src/sql.h
+++ b/src/sql.h
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 
 
 int open_database(struct session_data *sdata, struct config *cfg);
+int open_sphx(struct session_data *sdata, struct config *cfg);
 void close_database(struct session_data *sdata);
+void close_sphx(struct session_data *sdata);
 int prepare_sql_statement(struct session_data *sdata, struct sql *sql, char *s);
+int prepare_sphx_statement(struct session_data *sdata, struct sql *sql, char *s);
 void p_query(struct session_data *sdata, char *s);
 int p_exec_stmt(struct session_data *sdata, struct sql *sql);
 int p_store_results(struct sql *sql);