XF 1.1 Search Feature Not Working

[Kenneth Holland]

Hi,

I am testing the search feature on my XF forum and it said too few characters (3). So I went in and changed it to '3' in the 'Search Options' section in admin.

Now it does not return any results.

Then I read this in the search options section:

'This is the minimum length of a word that can be searched by the index. With the default search system, this should correspond with the MySQL full text minimum word length (normally 4).'

So do I need to change something in the MySQL to make this work?

Ken

 

[craigiri]

Yes:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/fulltext-fine-tuning.html

Looks like you have to rebuild the index too - maybe that happens automatically if you rebuild the search index in XF.....

The enhanced search can also be set for shorter searches easily.

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Yes:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/fulltext-fine-tuning.html

Looks like you have to rebuild the index too - maybe that happens automatically if you rebuild the search index in XF.....

The enhanced search can also be set for shorter searches easily.

Hi,

Thanks for the link...but that SQL stuff is pretty confusing.

My forum isn't even launched yet so do I have rebuild the index as you say?

Ken

 

[Jake Bunce]

My forum isn't even launched yet so do I have rebuild the index as you say?

Yes. And MySQL needs to be restarted after you change that setting in the MySQL configuration.

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Yes. And MySQL needs to be restarted after you change that setting in the MySQL configuration.

Don't know how to do any of this.

Is there anyone on here that can?

Ken

 

[Jake Bunce]

Normally you would ask your host or server person.

Here is a guide, though the path may vary:

http://theos.in/desktop-linux/tip-that-matters/how-do-i-restart-mysql-server/

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Normally you would ask your host or server person.

Here is a guide, though the path may vary:

http://theos.in/desktop-linux/tip-that-matters/how-do-i-restart-mysql-server/

Ok...thanks Jake. I'll look this over and contact them.

Ken

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Normally you would ask your host or server person.

Here is a guide, though the path may vary:

http://theos.in/desktop-linux/tip-that-matters/how-do-i-restart-mysql-server/

Hi Jake,

My webhost adjusted the MySQL setting for searches and restarted it.

How do I rebuild my index and are there any downfalls I need to be aware of?

Ken

 

[Jake Bunce]

How do I rebuild my index and are there any downfalls I need to be aware of?

Admin CP -> Tools -> Rebuild Caches -> Rebuild Search Index

The process is server-intensive so you may want to run it during off hours.

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Admin CP -> Tools -> Rebuild Caches -> Rebuild Search Index

The process is server-intensive so you may want to run it during off hours.

Ok...thanks for the heads up Jake.

Ken

 

[Kenneth Holland]

Admin CP -> Tools -> Rebuild Caches -> Rebuild Search Index

The process is server-intensive so you may want to run it during off hours.

Just wanted to let you know it looks to work great.

Thanks again Jake.

Ken