That is not valid SQL. a table can't be like something. I think you ommitted the field name. I also don't see why you need a join , unless you have duplicate ids.
Gabe wrote: >First off, please excuse me if this is the wrong list to post this sort of question >to (and please direct me to the >appropriate list) > >My problem: > >I have a database of approx. 170,000 records and 1.2 million keywords. Most of my >searches happen fairly quickly using >the format below > >However, the "group by" is causing a temporary table when I "explain" my statement, >which significantly lengthens query >time. > >If I eliminate the group by, queries are substantially sped up and a temp table is >not being generated. Only problem >with not using "group by" is that sometimes the same ID is duplicated in the results >due to some of the keywords being >very similar (i.e. "Richard", "Rich", "Rick") for the same ID. > >Can anyone help with a different Select strategy or something else to eliminate the >temp table being generated for this >query. > >--------------------------------------------- >Tables: >main - has unique ID (primary) column and main data columns > >kw_table - has ID column and a keyword column > >Indexes are created on the ID columns and the keyword column. > >Query: > >SELECT main.* >FROM kw_table, kw_table AS kw_table1, main >WHERE kw_table LIKE 'first word%' AND kw_table1 LIKE '2nd word%' AND main.id = >kw_table.id AND kw_table1.id = >kw_table.id >GROUP BY main.id >Limit 0,11 >-------------------------------------------- > >Thanks >Gabe > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php