MySQL Bugs: #8687: Searches of online documentation are too loose

Bug #8687	Searches of online documentation are too loose
Submitted:	22 Feb 2005 13:46	Modified:	14 Nov 2007 5:28
Reporter:	Marcus Bointon	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Websites: MySQL.com	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:		OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
The searches of online documentation on the mysql site usually return too many entries, mainly because there is no option for exact matching. For example if I search for 'log-warnings', and specify 'and' search mode, I get all documents that mention 'log' and 'warnings' (a large number of items), when all I'm interested in is exact matches of that string which would give far fewer (and more likely correct) matches. There are so many parts of mysql that use syntax like this that it would be a valuable addition for many people.

There is also a small bug in that search terms get repeatedly wrapped in quotes if you repeat searches.

How to repeat:
Go to searchable documentation and search for 'log-warnings' or use this link:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/search.php?q=log-warnings&base=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.mysql.com&l...

Thank you for a problem report. Please, check again now. This:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/search.php?version=5.0&q=log-warnings&from=%2Fdoc%2Frefman%...

gives me results relewant enough...

Yes, that does look much better thanks. I guess you can close this ancient bug now!