I tried using “LIKE” but it is a bit too exact. Is there anyway to search for matched results using somewhat of a ballpark scope?
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I tried using “LIKE” but it is a bit too exact. Is there anyway to search for matched results using somewhat of a ballpark scope?
You are probably looking for mySQL Fulltext search.
It features various searching modes – the “natural language” mode is probably closest to what you are looking for. Fulltext search can be tricky sometimes, be sure to read the comments in the manual for some non-obvious huge gotchas.
If that is not what you want, and you need to search for words that sound similar, check this question.