Session Ways for Using and Extending FULLTEXT Joe Stump Track: Architecture and Technology, LAMP Date: Wednesday, April 20 Time: 4:50pm - 5:35pm Location: Ballroom G TrackBack FULLTEXT keys have been slowly gaining acceptance as a legitimate form of searching in the MySQL circles. Simply throwing in a FULLTEXT key on your text columns is really just the beginning to harnessing this feature. Combined with LAMP, this talk shows how you can offer a feature rich searching environment for your users. Stump's presentation covers: Current text searching options Pros and cons of FULLTEXT vs. the other options An overview of creating, optimizing, tweaking, and using FULLTEXT keys Weighting FULLTEXT keys (ie. titles are worth more than body or meta data) Using PHP to build a robust searching interface

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