How to use LIKE %..% with Soundex in Mysql

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I have to use the soundex() function with LIKE %...% in Mysql. I don't have the idea how should I write the query. I have made the query like this.

$query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE soundex(fieldname) LIKE soundex(%'element'%)";

but it is not working.

Can Some one Help me?

Posted 24-May-11 3:27am

rashidfarooq

Updated 20-Jun-17 20:36pm

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Kim Togo · Answer 1 · 2011-05-24T04:26:00

Solution 1

You cannot not use SOUNDEX[^] like that. But you can do

SQL

SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE fieldname SOUNDS LIKE 'element'

Posted 24-May-11 4:26am

Kim Togo

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rashidfarooq 24-May-11 12:20pm

if I use this query there is problem in it.
Suppose user enters "day of the week" as the value for element. But in the database the field value is "week day". Then this query will miss this value. using LIKE %..% this value could not be missed. But if I use only LIKE %...% then I can not handle the spelling mistakes. So, Is there any other solution for my problem?

Kim Togo 24-May-11 15:47pm

Yes I can see the problem. In fact I have the same problem. But for the must it is a single word.
Perhaps this can help ?
http://www.imranulhoque.com/mysql/mysql-function-soundex-match-multi-word-string/

rashidfarooq 24-May-11 22:54pm

thanks for reply. This function is good. But this function can not be used to search equally sounds values from mysql database. We need a proper sql query to do that. Any other Idea?

Kim Togo 25-May-11 4:14am

I long time a go, I found this PDF file.
http://nlp.stanford.edu/IR-book/pdf/irbookonlinereading.pdf

Try look at page 43 - 3. Dictionaries and tolerant retrieval

J Middya · Answer 2 · 2017-06-20T20:36:00

You can use the following :

$query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE soundex(fieldname) LIKE soundex('%element%')";

Or

$query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE soundex(fieldname) LIKE soundex('element')";

Or

$query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE fieldname SOUNDS LIKE '%element%'";

Or

$query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_name WHERE fieldname SOUNDS LIKE 'element'";