you can use REGEXP instead of like.
Regards, Andrey Hristov ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:40 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] Replace like > Can anyone tell me how would i replace the following query with a "=" > > SELECT * from table_name WHERE name LIKE "%name%"; > > I want to have the same functionality like "LIKE" but having no LIKE word in > it. > Basically i want it for a search engine and i heard that using LIKE decreases > the speed like nothing as compared to "=" > > -TIA > Sharmad > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
