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Asked: 2026-05-26T00:21:00+00:00

I am creating a mysql fulltext search engine for my website, and I have

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I am creating a mysql fulltext search engine for my website, and I have an advanced search page that allows the user to limit which columns they would like to search under. However, whenever I make a fulltext search index, all the columns used in that index must be used or else I get an error message. Is there any way to make a mysql index for fulltext where I can use just some of the columns?

For example I have 5 columns in my index, made by this statement:

ALTER TABLE table1 ADD FULLTEXT fulltext_index(subject, course, prof, semester, 
year);

If I wanted to search under only subject and course, I would get the error:

#1191 - Can't find FULLTEXT index matching the column list
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  1. Editorial Team

    You just need to create more indexes for each possible combination you want to search:

    alter table table1 add fulltext fulltext_index2(subject,course);

    alter table table1 add fulltext fulltext_index3(course,semester,year);

    Etc…see if that solves the issue.

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