Question

Here is my query

(SELECT *, 1 as ob FROM `jokes` WHERE `flags` < 5 AND (`title` LIKE "%only three doors%" OR `joke` LIKE "%only three doors%") )
UNION
(SELECT *, 2 as ob FROM `jokes` WHERE `flags` < 5 AND (`title` LIKE "%only%" OR `joke` LIKE "%only%") )
UNION
(SELECT *, 3 as ob FROM `jokes` WHERE `flags` < 5 AND (`title` LIKE "%three%" OR `joke` LIKE "%three%") )
UNION
(SELECT *, 4 as ob FROM `jokes` WHERE `flags` < 5 AND (`title` LIKE "%doors%" OR `joke` LIKE "%doors%"))
 ORDER BY `ob` ASC, `ups` DESC,`downs` ASC LIMIT 0, 30

Now my problem with this is I am getting duplicate results. Is there a way to modify this so I don’t get duplicates.

The order of the selects are more important than the ups or downs.

I’d also like to note that the number of select statements changes.

Answer 1

SELECT jokes.*
     , CASE WHEN title LIKE '%only three doors%' 
              OR joke LIKE '%only three doors%'
              THEN 1 
            WHEN title LIKE '%only%' 
              OR joke LIKE '%only%'
              THEN 2
            WHEN title LIKE '%three%' 
              OR joke LIKE '%three%'
              THEN 3
            ELSE 4
       END as ob 
FROM jokes 
WHERE flags < 5 
  AND ( title LIKE '%only%' 
     OR joke LIKE '%only%'
     OR title LIKE '%three%' 
     OR joke LIKE '%three%'
     OR title LIKE '%doors%' 
     OR joke LIKE '%doors%'
      )
ORDER BY ob ASC
       , ups DESC
       , downs ASC 
LIMIT 0, 30