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Possible INDEX on a VARCHAR field in MySql

You will need to define a custom stopword list because MySQL will not index 543 words. …
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Why full-text-search returns less rows than LIKE

This occurs because the word is not seen as too short or a stopword, but as a prefix that must be present in the document in the form of a word that begins with the prefix. … The latter query is transformed to +word (requiring only word to be present). the is both too short and a stopword, and either condition is enough to cause it to be ignored. …
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Mysql fulltext search my.cnf optimization

It is all about two things: The Stopword List The Query STOPWORDS There are 543 stopwords that you may or may not want filtered out of FULLTEXT indexes. … The list of stopwords was built at compile time. You can override that list with your own list as follows: OK, now let's create our stopword list. …
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Why did the MySQL Storage Engine Change on Restore in one scenario?

Always read the error log and verify any anomalies with regard to startup, InnoDB crash recovery, fulltext stopword list declarations, MyISAM repair options, the amount of memory requested for buffers …
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MySQL - SQL statement to test minimum length of the word 'ft_min_word_len'

The words will and this are in the stopword list. The word show is not in the stopword list, so searching for show should produce a tangible result. … Try searching for data* or +data* I wrote about this before and how to disable the default stopword list: Jan 26, 2012 : Mysql fulltext search my.cnf optimization Dec 29, 2011 : MySQL Full Text index …
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MySQL Full Text index issue

Here is how to get around it: Step 01) Create an empty stopword list $ echo -n > /var/lib/mysql/stopwords.txt Optional : Make the stopword list have articles (no pun intended) 'a','an','the' $ echo … lib/mysql/stopwords.txt $ echo "an" >> /var/lib/mysql/stopwords.txt $ echo "the" >> /var/lib/mysql/stopwords.txt Step 02) Configure mysql to accept everything in FULLTEXT indexes minus your custom stopwords
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mysql match against boolean mode

If a word is specified with the truncation operator, it is not stripped from a boolean query, even if it is too short or a stopword. …
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Mysql Fulltext search doesn't return any results

In the MySQL 5.6 Docs on this (Stopwords for MyISAM Search Indexes), you can see the list. … If the table has to remain MyISAM, you have to provide an empty stopword list, restart mysqld, drop and create the FullText Index again. …
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Get stopwords of a InnoDB fulltext index

After you created the stopword table, now configure MariaDB.conf with innodb_ft_server_stopword_table: innodb_ft_server_stopword_table=cust_stop/stopwords and restart MariaDB. GIVE IT A TRY !!! … You could either configure Galera not to be strict (be permissive) or just use the stopword file option instead. Please see my old posts on making a text file stopword list. …
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Mysql fulltext index search returning weird result

For example, if all words are either stopwords or shorter than the minimum length of indexed words, the result is empty. …
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How do I enable full text search on MySql 8?

I have mentioned the twice in the DBA StackExchange Aug 05, 2019 : Get stopwords of a InnoDB fulltext index May 05, 2018 : Mysql Fulltext search doesn't return any results …
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