how-to-use-forward-slash-in-sphinxsearch.md

How to use forward slash in SphinxSearch?

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SphinxSearch uses forward slash (/) as a special character to separate search terms. It is used to search for exact phrases, and to group search terms together.

Example

SELECT * FROM documents WHERE MATCH('"hello world"/2');

This query will search for documents containing the exact phrase "hello world" with a maximum of two words between them.

Code explanation

• SELECT * FROM documents: This part of the code selects all columns from the documents table.
• WHERE MATCH('"hello world"/2'): This part of the code searches for documents containing the exact phrase "hello world" with a maximum of two words between them.

Helpful links

• SphinxSearch Documentation

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