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I have MySQL on shared hosting. Is there any way how to change value of ft_min_word_len without administrator access?
I found one workaround, where every word that has less than 4 characters is supplemented with _ or some other char, and the same is done with every searched keyword that is less than 4 characters.
Is there any better, or cleaner way to make Fulltext search work for short words?
Unfortunately, ft_min_word_len is a global system variable and cannot be set dynamically: see MySQL’s online docs. Changing it would mean rebuilding every
FULLTEXTindex around, btw, so you can see why they don’t want non-admins to mess with it.I fear your workaround (or something entirely equivalent) is the only way to solve the problem in your situation. Sorry! (But, compliments for thinking of it!).