Re: Name searches for the spelling impaired
| From: | Zareef Ahmed | Date: | Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:05:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Name searches for the spelling impaired | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.db |
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HI ,
Following php functions may be usefull
http://www.php.net/soundex
http://www.php.net/similar_text
Just try to make good algoritham ;)
Zareef Ahmed
"Pete Holsberg" <pjh@mccc.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.10.10409052137110.20729-100000@tecoma.mccc.edu...
> 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.