On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:09, Pete Holsberg wrote: > Is there a way to program MySQL so that it can find the > name "Smyth" if the user looks for "Smith"? And similar > mispellings that are similar in sound. The SOUNDEX string function in mysql may be what you want. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/String_functions.html Something like SELECT fields FROM table WHERE SOUNDEX(name) = SOUNDEX('searchvalue') Cheers -- David Robley Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
