Is it possible to set ft_min_word_len for a certain user (such as by placing a my.cnf file in the user home dir with ft_min_word_len set)? The documentation says I need to restart the server after making this change, but a user does not have access to do that.
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A:
No, it's not possible, because it changes how the fulltext indices are built. It takes effect at index generation, not (only) at query time.
FYI: Not only do you have to restart the server, you have to rebuild all your fulltext indices after changing it.
derobert
2009-08-18 06:05:53