# Why ElasticSearch returns data only if query string more thta 4 symbols?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-elasticsearch-returns-data-only-if-query-string-more-thta-4-symbols/23665
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 21, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-elasticsearch-returns-data-only-if-query-string-more-thta-4-symbols/23665 "2015-05-21T21:27:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Oleg\_P](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oleg_P)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-elasticsearch-returns-data-only-if-query-string-more-thta-4-symbols/23665/1 "2015-05-21T21:27:31Z")
Why ElasticSearch returns data only if query string more thta 4 symbols?
Where I can to setting this? I use Elastica PHP client.
For example if I pass one symbol "O" in query I get empty result, if pass
full word "Oleg" I get this.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-elasticsearch-returns-data-only-if-query-string-more-thta-4-symbols/23665/2 "2017-07-06T00:12:31Z")