php mysql fulltext search min word length = 3

Much to my dismay, I've learned that the mySQL minimum indexable/searchable word length is 3 characters. This is a real problem for me. Anybody know a workaround, or how to tweak mySQL to allow for matches of words 3 chars or less. From the online mysql docs (http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Fulltext_Search.html) "MySQL uses a very simple parser to split text into words. A ``word'' is any sequence of characters consisting of letters, numbers, `'', and _'. Any `word'' that is present in the stopword list or is just too short (3 characters or less) is ignored. " Any thoughts, help would be terrific! Thanks!