3 characters search on a shared hosting mysql

I need to do a 3 chars search with mysql.

On a dedicated server, I'd change ft_开发者_Go百科min_word_len=3 on the my.cnf file.

Is there a workaround to do this on a shared host?

Thanks!

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If you can't access the config yourself, ask nicely. Some hosters are going to provide you with an alternative. Otherwise, you could use LIKE. Not a full substitute, but a workaround:

SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE searchcol LIKE '%abc%'