[PHP] How can I check for variances in spelling within form text input fields?

Hi, I would like some ideas on how to perform the following. Any input from the PHP gurus would be appreciated. I have a form where my customer feels out certain information. Part of this information is the company name, address, city and state/province of their customer. I have to assign a

Re: [PHP] How can I check for variances in spelling within form text input fields?

this with a wildcard for the check. eg. SELECT id FROM table WHERE name LIKE '$input_name_without_extensions%' Debbie - Original Message - From: DonPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: php list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: [PHP] How can I check for variances in spelling within

Re: [PHP] How can I check for variances in spelling within form text input fields?

Debbie Dyer wrote: company exists already test you could remove known extensions from the input company name - ltd, plc, etc - and replace this with a wildcard for the check. - Original Message - From: DonPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] information is the company name, address, city and