Search word length¶

By default ke_search only finds words with a minimum length of four characters. This corresponds to the MySQL setting ft_min_word_len which is set to 4 by default.

Hint

As standard ke_search uses MyISAM as storage engine for the index table.

The value can be adjusted by following these steps:

Change ft_min_word_len to the desired value in your MySQL configuration

This can be done, e.g. in file my.cnf. In the example below it will set to 3:
```
[mysqld]
ft_min_word_len = 3
```
A better way would be on Debian-derived systems to use a file like /etc/mysql/conf.d/fulltext.cnf to separate the default values in my.cnf with your custom settings.

After the adjustment the MySQL server has to be restarted.
Set Basic > Change searchword length in the extension configuration to the same value

Change searchword length in the extension configuration
Re-index your content

Either by just running the indexer again (full indexing is necessary) or by executing the following SQL command:
```
REPAIR TABLE tx_kesearch_index QUICK;
```

Tip

Find more information about fine-tuning the full-text search in the MySQL documentation.