From f9a6b9bdeecc124c4278b5ff256e126f0150e635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nbm Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:44:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improve the full-text index minimum word length question. --- docs/faq.txt | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index 0f78e37..f2f79b8 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ misconfigured entry: $default->rootUrl (this should = "/knowledgeTree" in your installation instead of the default "/dms") ========================================== Question: -Why does the the search not return words less than 3 characters long? +Why does the search not return words less than 3 characters long? Answer: -To get MySql to search on words less than two letters depends on the version of MySql you are using. -If it is less than version 4, then you have to recompile MySql, as this is an internally set variable. -From version 4 onwards, the word length can be set dynamically - you'll just have to check the does on full text indexing to see where. +The search uses MySQL's fulltext index, which by default has a minimum +word length of 4 characters. Read +http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Fulltext_Fine-tuning.html on how to +configure your MySQL instance to support this. Jam Warehouse – Smart Business Innovation Phone: +27 21 4477440 -- libgit2 0.21.4