[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm wondering whether or not I should implement fulltext searching for 2 letter > words within a product database (HP, TV, G5, LG, etc)... My searchable text is > currently about 600Mb and a 3-letter fulltext index is consuming about 420Mb. > > Is the trade-off for user convience vs. performance worth it? In general, how much > will performance decrease? Or should I look for alternatives such as a 2-letter > keyword table that I build on my own? Or do most of you just let 2-letter words > slide?
Building a keywords table is a more proper way I believe. But - try enabling 2-letters index first, it may not be a slowdown for you. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
