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mysql full text search ampersand (&) Problem

How can I serach word with "&" using mysql full text search ?

There are words string, like "Marks & Spencer", "at&t" in my tables , serach "at&t", but can't find it on the database using mysql full text search

Any ways to serach word with "&"?

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I don't think it is possible. "&" is treated as an operator: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/server-system-variables.html

There used to be a bug filled for this exact thing: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=26265

fikovnik  2010-03-31 16:29:08
SeanJA  2010-03-31 16:41:10
Basically I don't think there is a way you can escape it.
fikovnik  2010-03-31 18:38:14
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Take a look at: mysql_real_escape_string().

jjclarkson  2010-03-31 16:41:33
SeanJA  2010-03-31 16:49:54
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solved it. Just using REPAIR TABLE

Jason  2010-03-31 17:14:12
Can you elaborate? (For the record)
jjclarkson  2010-03-31 17:17:29
I would be also very interested how REPAIR TABLE helped you to solve this?
fikovnik  2010-03-31 18:15:29
set up configuration: set up minimum word length value as 1; and then REPAIR TABLE; That is what we did
Jason  2010-04-01 08:01:20

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