RE: [PHP] Re: How to account for misspellings and alternatives insearching?
| From: | Chris W. Parker | Date: | Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:47:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Re: How to account for misspellings and alternatives insearching? | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-general+get-224786@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
Jochem Maas <mailto:jochem@iamjochem.com>
on Friday, October 28, 2005 1:33 AM said:
> James Benson wrote:
>> Not sure about the numbers but soundex could be useful
>>
>> http://php.net/soundex
>
> right and maybe its easier to just index thing like '5.11' as
> '511' - ie just stripping off everything not alphanumeric ...
How do I "index thing like '5.11' as '511'"? (I know how to strip off
the characters. It's the indexing part that I'm not sure about.)
> and never underestimate a users ability to start writing about eating
> dessert in the desert, no doubt they had sandcakes. ;-)
Better yet! Icecream flavored snakes!
Thanks,
Chris.