Re: [PHP-DB] select * from table where column 'CONTAINS' more than one value (how?)
On Tuesday 21 June 2005 10:35 pm, Dan Fulbright wrote: > > I have no problem creating a table, using a query from my dbase table > > "news": > > > > SELECT * FROM table where column = VALUE. > > > > However, now that most of our articles have more than one column type > > (i.e. instead of just technology, the column can now contain "technology, > > politics, local". > > You need to normalize your tables. Make a table called columntypes, then > another called articlecolumntypes. If you have an article with ID 456, > and it has column types of technology (ID 5), politics (ID 15), and > local (ID 34), you tie the articles table to the columntypes table using > the articlecolumntypes table: Good point, this would be the 'Proper' way to do it. -Micah -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] select * from table where column 'CONTAINS' more than one value (how?)
I have no problem creating a table, using a query from my dbase table "news": SELECT * FROM table where column = VALUE. However, now that most of our articles have more than one column type (i.e. instead of just technology, the column can now contain "technology, politics, local". You need to normalize your tables. Make a table called columntypes, then another called articlecolumntypes. If you have an article with ID 456, and it has column types of technology (ID 5), politics (ID 15), and local (ID 34), you tie the articles table to the columntypes table using the articlecolumntypes table: articleid columntypeid - 4565 45615 45634 --df -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] select * from table where column 'CONTAINS' more than one value (how?)
You can use LIKE and wildcards, which is faster than fulltext searches, which will provide you a lot of information you don't need. Do this: SELECT * FROM table where column LIKE "%politics%" OR column LIKE "%local%" to find if the field contains politics or local.. -Micah On Tuesday 21 June 2005 05:49 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > I have no problem creating a table, using a query from my dbase table > "news": > > SELECT * FROM table where column = VALUE. > > However, now that most of our articles have more than one column type (i.e. > instead of just technology, the column can now contain "technology, > politics, local". > > My question is now that I have more than one value, what format can I use > for a "contain" command. > > EXAMPLE: > > articles needed "local political" articles: > > SELECT * FROM table where column contains "politics", "local". > > Does anyone know how to format the above command into a proper SQL query > language? > > > Thank you in advance. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
