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resolve_soundex()

Description

Resolves the most commonly used keyword that sounds like the given keyword.

This function attempts to find a keyword that phonetically matches the provided keyword
using the Soundex algorithm. If no Soundex match is found, it will suggest the most commonly
used keyword that starts with the same first few letters.

Parameters

ColumnTypeDefaultDescription
$keyword string The keyword to resolve.

Return

string|false Returns the matched keyword if found, or false if no match is found.

Location

include/search_functions.php lines 17 to 27

Definition

 
function resolve_soundex($keyword)
    {
    global $soundex_suggest_limit;
    $soundex=ps_value("SELECT keyword value FROM keyword WHERE soundex = ? AND keyword NOT LIKE '% %' AND hit_count >= ? ORDER BY hit_count DESC LIMIT 1",["s",soundex($keyword),"i",$soundex_suggest_limit],false);
    if (($soundex===false) && (strlen($keyword)>=4))
        {
        # No soundex match, suggest words that start with the same first few letters.
        return ps_value("SELECT keyword value FROM keyword WHERE keyword LIKE ? AND keyword NOT LIKE '% %' ORDER BY hit_count DESC LIMIT 1",["s",substr($keyword,0,4) . "%"],false);
        }
    return $soundex;
    }

This article was last updated 17th November 2024 15:35 Europe/London time based on the source file dated 8th November 2024 11:45 Europe/London time.