Daevid,
----- Original Message -----
From: ""Daevid Vincent"" <daevid@stripped>
Newsgroups: mailing.database.myodbc
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: Boolean searches on InnoDB tables?
>I just discovered this:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/fulltext-boolean.html
> Which states:
> "They can work even without a FULLTEXT index, although a search executed
> in
> this fashion would be quite slow. "
>
> But then I'm kicked in the nuts because:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/fulltext-search.html
> "Full-text indexes can be used only with MyISAM tables"
>
> When I try a query on an InnoDB table:
>
> "SELECT * FROM categories WHERE MATCH (name) AGAINST ('+ELECTRONICS' IN
> BOOLEAN MODE);"
>
> I get:
> "Error Code : 1214
> The used table type doesn't support FULLTEXT indexes"
>
> So, what is the deal? Am I missing something?
>
> And if I can't use boolean searches on InnoDB tables with mySQL 5.0.18,
> Then WHEN will I be able to?
Osku is working on FULLTEXT for InnoDB.
> In the mean time, what is the best way to generate this equivallent
> functionality via PHP or some other mySQL 5 sanctioned way? I've seen
> several different examples on the web, but don't know which to commit to.
You could look at Sphinx, for exapmple.
Best regards,
Heikki
Oracle Corp./Innobase Oy
InnoDB - transactions, row level locking, and foreign keys for MySQL
InnoDB Hot Backup - a hot backup tool for InnoDB which also backs up MyISAM
tables
http://www.innodb.com/order.php
