> Also, unlike PostgreSQL (at least in 7.3), if you define an index on
> the column, mysql appears to use it for LIKE queries.
>
> "SELECT * FROM table WHERE field LIKE 'nolan%';"
Nonsense. PostgreSQL indexes such a thing quite happily. I've used that a
lot.
> is very fast in mysql but not in 7.3, and even non-anchored LIKE searches
> in mysql appear to be using the index.
>
> "SELECT * FROM table WHERE field LIKE '%nolan%';"
>
> executes considerably faster with an index on field than without one.
Hmmm - that seems iffy to me - have they invented a new field of index
theory?
Chris