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    Default Need advice please Re: vB 4.0 searching.

    Hi,

    With the latest version of vBulletin (Version 4.0.0) it is not possible search for words with less then 4 characters. This is a problem for me and my forum.

    I currently have shared hosting so editing the "ft_min_word_len" in my phpMyAdmin is not possible. I asked my hosts would they change it but the said;
    We cannot change the configuration setting requested as it is configured for optimal shared performance.
    Do I have any other options other than moving to a dedicated server?

    BR's

    -Patrick

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    Where in the VB4 documentation is this covered?

    In VB3 there are two search options, 1 is internal ie. managed by the software, while the other uses MySQL's own settings.

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    See my thread on the vBulletin.com forum - vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?328334-Search-is-not-works-for-words-with-less-than-4-characters

    They have since dropped the search system vB3 used.

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    The other option would be to use Google search:

    Replace search with Google Custom Search - vBulletin.org Forum

    You can either use the monetised version OR the non-monetised one (instructions there are for the monetised / adsense one)

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