Re: [PHP] keyword search syntax
If you put up a full text index on it you can do searches that smell like a primitive search engine. best regards Robb Kerr wrote: On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:09:06 +, David Otton wrote: Personally, I'd normalize that into a keyword table, a record table and a joining table. However, the SQL keyword you're looking for is LIKE WHERE field LIKE '%$variable%' I agree. I'd structure the data quite differently. But, I've got the data from a client and at this point I don't have the authority to restructure the database. Thanx for the tip on the LIKE command. Robb -- Raditha Dissanayake. http://www.radinks.com/sftp/ | http://www.raditha/megaupload/ Lean and mean Secure FTP applet with | Mega Upload - PHP file uploader Graphical User Inteface. Just 150 KB | with progress bar. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] keyword search syntax
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:37:10 +0600, Raditha Dissanayake wrote: If you put up a full text index on it you can do searches that smell like a primitive search engine. best regards Thanx. The LIKE operator wouldn't work. But, your tip on creating a FULLTEXT index and executing a MATCH... AGAINST command worked like a dream. -- Robb Kerr Digital IGUANA -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] keyword search syntax
I've got a field in my database that contains keywords about the particular record. I've got a form with a text entry field for visitors to enter keywords for which they would like to find records whose keyword field contains the words they entered. The submission form assigns the keywords entered to a variable which is passed via GET to the results page. What is the syntax for generating this query. I tried the following but it doesn't work... WHERE field CONTAINS $variableContainingKeywordEntry Can anyone help? Thanx in advance, Robb Kerr - Digital IGUANA Helping Digital Artists Achieve their Dreams http://www.digitaliguana.com http://www.cancerreallysucks.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] keyword search syntax
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:00:24 -0600, you wrote: I've got a field in my database that contains keywords about the particular record. I've got a form with a text entry field for visitors to enter keywords for which they would like to find records whose keyword field contains the words they entered. The submission form assigns the keywords entered to a variable which is passed via GET to the results page. What is the syntax for generating this query. I tried the following but it doesn't work... WHERE field CONTAINS $variableContainingKeywordEntry Personally, I'd normalize that into a keyword table, a record table and a joining table. However, the SQL keyword you're looking for is LIKE WHERE field LIKE '%$variable%' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] keyword search syntax
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:09:06 +, David Otton wrote: Personally, I'd normalize that into a keyword table, a record table and a joining table. However, the SQL keyword you're looking for is LIKE WHERE field LIKE '%$variable%' I agree. I'd structure the data quite differently. But, I've got the data from a client and at this point I don't have the authority to restructure the database. Thanx for the tip on the LIKE command. Robb -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
