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are string matches in MySql normally case insenstive?

If I make this query with MySql:

SELECT * WHERE keyword='urbani sm'

is the comparison case insensitive? Will MySql return all rows where
keyword equals both 'urbanism' and 'Urbanism'?

I searched this using Google Groups, and was suprised that there were
no entries on this. This seems almost FAQ material.

Jul 17 '05 #1
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lk******@geocit ies.com wrote:
: If I make this query with MySql:

: SELECT * WHERE keyword='urbani sm'

: is the comparison case insensitive? Will MySql return all rows where
: keyword equals both 'urbanism' and 'Urbanism'?

: I searched this using Google Groups, and was suprised that there were
: no entries on this. This seems almost FAQ material.
A better place than google groups is in the mysql manual.

The section called "Comparison Operators" says that "...By default, string
comparisons are not case sensitive...". A quick test at the mysql> prompt
shows that that is indeed the case.

I have not checked how one turns off the default to make the comparison
case sensitive.

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Jul 17 '05 #2
lk******@geocit ies.com wrote:
If I make this query with MySql:

SELECT * WHERE keyword='urbani sm'

is the comparison case insensitive? Will MySql return all rows where
keyword equals both 'urbanism' and 'Urbanism'?

I searched this using Google Groups, and was suprised that there were
no entries on this. This seems almost FAQ material.


Text columns are case insensitive. If you want case sensitivity, you
need to make the column BINARY. It's in the manual - if you know what
you're looking for.

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