FULLTEXT search + AJAX ?

[Tevhid]

If one wants to make use of fulltext searches, then the minimum of characters that can be given in the search field is 4 characters.

Because an AJAX driven search starts its search at even 1 character, I wanted to ask if this in some way can work with fulltext searches?

[mfyvie]

The minimum word length is set in the mysql configuration file for the entire server. You could in theory set it down to 1 character, but I'm not sure if there would be negative implications from this. I changed mine from the default of 4 to 3.

[Dismounted]

Check the number of characters in the input before sending the AJAX request.

[Tevhid]

Thanx.