'ad' is too short a word

[imported_silkroad]

Also, please note that another work-around that does not require any changes to vB or the MySQL configuration is to use Google site search.

(That is what we did, and it works great.)

So... there are many solutions to the problem, and all are pretty "quick and easy".

If you don't want to alter MySQL, then Google site search is a great alternative.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

We are not alone on this server. Changing the MySQL config would take a few minutes, rebuiolding the sewarch indexes would take a few days (!!!) and would leave all the Jelsoft sites offline during this.

[imported_silkroad]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

The vB Options don't work if you are using MySQL Full text search, these options only work if you are using the vB internal search

So, then just alter the MySQL Full text search, LOL

It takes 15 seconds to make the change and a few minutes for MySQL to rebuild the index.

The issue is not "it is quick or easy" to do it. It seems you simply don't want to do it.

There is quite a difference in saying "it is not easy" versus "we don't want to do it".

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Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

The vB Options don't work if you are using MySQL Full text search, these options only work if you are using the vB internal search

(Or simply install Google site search, that is what we did, ROTFL... too easy)

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Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

We are not alone on this server. Changing the MySQL config would take a few minutes, rebuiolding the sewarch indexes would take a few days (!!!) and would leave all the Jelsoft sites offline during this.

Nonsense. Rebuilding a search index will not bring down this site. It is intensive, but will not bring down the site or sites. Do it on the weekend :-)

Anyway, to the original poster, it is obvious the site is not going to make any changes and will more-than-likely not install Google site search, so nevermind.. just do something with Google like:

ads site:vbulletin.org

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For others interested in this for vB, the process to rebuild a vB MySQL fulltext search index is documented here:

How to enable 3-letter-words in Vbulletin w/ MySQL fulltext search

... and no, it will not bring down your forum. That is why there are holidays and weekends :-)

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by imported_silkroad

Nonsense. Rebuilding a search index will not bring down this site. It is intensive, but will not bring down the site or sites. Do it on the weekend :-)

Not going to happen. All the official vBulletin sites would have to have their indexes rebuilt. Including the almost 1 million threads in the Support Ticket system and the customer database. Those systems will have to be taken offline until the indexes are rebuilt and that isn't something we're willing to do, even on a weekend and support knows no holidays. You will have to live with the limitations at this time.

[imported_silkroad]

Actually, it makes little difference to me, as I search with Google using site:blahblah.com . However, it makes a difference for many users on technical sites because 4 letters is way to short. Three letters is the recommended mininum for technical sites.

What most people do when they have production systems (and cannot risk building the index on line) is to simply rebuild the fulltext search index table on a development server and move the table(s) from development to production It is pretty easy to do this and well documented.