How to set ft_max_word_len=X ?

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Hello )
How can I set ft_max_word_len to 250?
I tried to put

ft_max_word_len=250

into my.cnf but it doesn’t change it.

i also tried this:

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mysql> set ft_max_word_len=1000; ERROR 1193 (HY000): Unknown system variable 'ft_max_word_len'

and this

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mysql> set-variable = ft_max_word_len=1000; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '-variable = ft_max_word_len=1000' at line 1
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What do you mean it doesn’t change it? How do you know? You have to rebuild indexes after changing it, BTW.