Need suggestion of alternative to Fulltext search
I am in need of a lightweight fast search solution.

Today I use Fulltext in boolean mode, where every searchword is mandatory in the results.

The function is fast, working and meets the requirements.

BUT some of the fulltext limitations, http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/fulltext-search.html,  have appeared to be a problem. The site is on a hosted server and Im not allowed to change the mysql settings (e.g. minimum lenght)

E.g.
 the search must be able to find `red`, `11` and `ab.cd`which todays full text solution can't.

Need suggestion of alternative to Fulltext search
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I am in need of a lightweight fast search solution.

Today I use Fulltext in boolean mode, where every searchword is mandatory in the results.

The function is fast, working and meets the requirements.

BUT some of the fulltext limitations, http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/fulltext-search.html,  have appeared to be a problem. The site is on a hosted server and Im not allowed to change the mysql settings (e.g. minimum lenght)

E.g.
 the search must be able to find `red`, `11` and `ab.cd`which todays full text solution can't.
