MySQL 8.0: Difficulty with FULLTEXT search returning inconsistent results across different environments
I'm experimenting with I've been using FULLTEXT search in MySQL 8.0 to implement a search feature in my web application built with Laravel... On my local development environment, the search works perfectly, returning the expected results. However, when I deploy the same code to our staging server, the FULLTEXT search behaves unexpectedly, often missing relevant results. I’ve verified that both environments are running the same version of MySQL (8.0.30), and the tables have identical schemas. Here are the relevant portions of my table creation: ```sql CREATE TABLE articles ( id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, title VARCHAR(255), content TEXT, FULLTEXT(title, content) ); ``` When I run the following search query: ```sql SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH(title, content) AGAINST('search term' IN NATURAL LANGUAGE MODE); ``` I get an empty result set on staging, despite having articles that should match. I've checked the server configuration and both environments have the same settings for character set and collation. I also tried running the `ANALYZE TABLE articles;` command on the staging server, but it didn’t help. I even added some test data directly in staging to confirm it wasn't a data scenario, but the question continues. I've cleared caches, re-indexed, and ensured the FULLTEXT index is intact. Could there be any configuration differences or indexing parameters that might cause this discrepancy? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is part of a larger web app I'm building. Any advice would be much appreciated.