----- Original Message ----- From: "ahsan khairi" > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Bob > > Hi, > I'm using mysql 4.1.21 > Have just started using "full-text" searching on my home grown message board, > and it's working great. > I was previously using LIKE, but this seems so superior. > > My question is: > what does it actually do when I add FULLTEXT to a column? > Just curious. > Thanks, > Bob. > > -------------------------- > > OPen: www.w3schools.com
Hi Ahsan, Searched w3schools, but I guess they aren't using FULLTEXT indexing <I'm joking> as it didn't return anything. Found a bit more here on ranking:- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/userguide/en/indexing-fulltext.html I have it working, but just wanted to learn a bit more about it. Regards, Bob.
