RE: [PHP] mysql Pattern Matching

Is there an advantage or difference in running FIND_IN_SET() instead of LIKE? -----Original Message----- From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 5:53 AM To: Ralph Guzman; PHP General Mailing List Subject: Re: [PHP] mysql Pattern Matching From: "Ralph Guzman" <ralph213@sbcglobal.net> > I know this question is best for the mySQL mailing list, but I am unable > to subscribe to their list at this moment so perhaps somebody here can > help me out. > > I have a table with a field where amenities are listed together using a > comma delimiter like: pool,spa,fitness-center > > To search this table I use a query that looks something like this: > > SELECT * FROM properties WHERE amenities LIKE '%pool%' AND amenities > LIKE '%spa%' AND amenities LIKE '%fitness-center%' > > This works, however let's say the user chooses to search for more > amenities. This means the query would need multiple 'AND amenities LIKE > '%____%' statements. > > Is there a better way to write this? You could use FIND_IN_SET(). SELECT * FROM properties WHERE FIND_IN_SET('pool',amenities) AND FIND_IN_SET('spa',amenities) AND ... It'll still grow as the number of amentities grow, but there's no getting around that. ---John Holmes... -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php