Hi!

On Sep 13, Doug Poland wrote:

One question per line, please !

> Problems is knowning how many columns can be indexed in a table.

max 16 columns per index.
max 32 indexes per table.
so 16*32=512 columns can be indexed in a table, which is less then
max 3398 columns per table.

> Is that number including non-FULLTEXT indexes as well?

Yes.

> Is the 500 char/index limitation a compile-time option?

Probably, yes, but it may be not that easy to increase.
And, anyway, 500 char/index does NOT apply to FULLTEXT indexes.

> I've got some
> more questions about the behavoir of FULLTEXT but am leaving for
> the weekend and will ask on Monday.  Thanks for your help so far!

you're welcome.

Regards,
Sergei

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