Re: fulltext mysql search formatting and preg_replace question

i'll be less vague here is my regex $value = preg_replace("/\\\"[A-z]/","+\"$2",$value); i just need the quote before a character as i dont want a plus before the last quote :\ this chops off the first character and itsnt returning it > hi there i am creating a fulltext mysql search engine, i am generating > the sql query from form inputs , within a fulltext text field , i can > input exact matches like so "something1 something2" "something3 > something4" , although there is a problem with this , the server > defaults space between words to OR , althought he user may require AND > so the syntax is like > > "something1 something2"+"something3 something4" or even > +"something1 something2" +"something3 something4" > > this isnt really user friendly , i was wondering what the best way to > format this to a friendly search syntax , maybe like this > > "something1 something2" AND "something3 something4" or even > > "something1 something2" OR "something3 something4" > > and formats it like > > +"something1 something2" +"something3 something4" if there is an AND > statement > > or > > "something1 something2" "something3 something4" if its OR > > where AND/OR are in a select menu , i'm trying to format all text > with "something" around them using preg_replace so it should be > +"something" any ideas ? > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php