for distributed index ...
Note that if you're performing a search which queries several local indexes, this limit applies to each index separately.
http://sphinxsearch.com/docs/latest/api-func-setmaxquerytime.html
(PECL sphinx >= 0.1.0)
SphinxClient::setMaxQueryTime — Set maximum query time
$qtime
)Sets maximum search query time.
qtimeMaximum query time, in milliseconds. It must be a non-negative integer. Default value is 0, i.e. no limit.
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
for distributed index ...
Note that if you're performing a search which queries several local indexes, this limit applies to each index separately.
http://sphinxsearch.com/docs/latest/api-func-setmaxquerytime.html