MySQL is just a relational database. Not really designed to be a search engine. It will take time for them or any other database vendors to catch up with the search front.
In the meantime, I can see people feel installing a search engine is a lot of work. So, I guess hosted service could be another option. I am looking into providing hosted site search nowadays.
Cheers,
Jian
On 10/16/07, Dave Sigafoos davesigafoos@sanmar.com wrote:
So MySql has to mature in order to get an OR selection?
DSig David Tod Sigafoos | SANMAR Corporation PICK Guy
-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of jian chen Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 0:13 To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Making search "and" by default
Hi, Jack,
Unfortunately, search is not an easy thing to do it right. MySQL has some support for full text search, but it is not perfect yet. I guess it just needs more time for MySQL to be mature on search feature.
Cheers,
JIan
On 10/15/07, Jack Eapen C jackec@suntecgroup.com wrote:
Hi all,
I started this discussion. I don't know where it is heading for now..
:)
As a layman, I wonder why such a robust software like mediawiki
doesn't
provide some nice search features! It boasts of many other features.....
Even any simple php-MySQL application provide some kind of advanced search features (without Lucene or similar stuff) like search in title or full-text, search for all the words (AND) or any of the words (OR)
or
exact phrase, etc.
I don't know what prevents developers from providing these features.. Could someone explain please?
Regards,
Jack
-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Michael Daly Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:30 AM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Making search "and" by default
Domas Mituzas wrote:
They were experimenting with that lately. Thats how searching for 'domas' ended up with DOMA on top ;)
I recently searched on "Johann..." and google kept hitting "John..."
and
other language equivalents. Google's searching can be annoyingly non-specific at times. In any "advanced search" I'd like to tell it
to
find/not find plurals or singulars, other languages etc. Google even modifies the search parameters for quoted (i.e. exact text) terms.
Mike
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