3648
MySQLERRORNotableInnoDBHIGH confidence

InnoDB full-text search result cache limit exceeded

Production Risk

High — Full-text query fails; application search features unavailable.

How to reproduce
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH(body) AGAINST('the') LIMIT 1000000;

expected output

ERROR 3648 (HY000): InnoDB full-text search result cache limit exceeded.

Fix 1

Increase result cache limit

Increase result cache limit
SET GLOBAL innodb_ft_result_cache_limit = 4294967295; -- 4GB

Why this works

Raises the cache size to accommodate large full-text result sets.

Fix 2

Use more specific search terms

Use more specific search terms
SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH(body) AGAINST('specific rare term');

Why this works

Reduces the number of matches and cache usage.

What not to do

Version notes

Sources
Official documentation ↗

MySQL 8.0 — 3648 ER_INNODB_FT_RESULT_CACHE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED

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