We had to change the MySQL  configuration:

    set  ft_min_word_len=3 in /etc/my.cnf
    restart (or reload?) mysqld

We have:

    MediaWiki: 1.7.1
    MySQL: 5.0.68

If you have newer software, it might be different for you.

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Haim (Howard) Roman
Computer Center, Jerusalem College of Technology
Phone: 052-8-592-599 (6022 from within Machon Lev)


On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:49, Claus Juhl Knudsen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> My search-mecanism doesn´t seem to work, when I search for 3 characters or
> less (ex. 'FBI')? What's the problem and how do I fix it? It works fine i
> Wikipedia.
>
> --
> Claus Juhl Knudsen
> eArkivar
> Silkeborg Lokalhistoriske Arkiv
> www.silkeborgarkiv.dk
> Tlf.: 87 22 19 27

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