phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
[Feat]: Default text searches to %like% instead of just like
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Enhancement
- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
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- Avg merge
- 4d 18h
- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
phpMyAdmin version
6
Describe the feature
%like% is a broader search than just like
Describe the solution
Default to %like%
Describe the alternatives
No response
Additional context
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing where phpMyAdmin chooses the default text-search operator for database searches and inspect nearby search tests. Change the default from like to %like%, then run the relevant search test suite and verify that broader matching works.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- mariadb, mysql, php
- Domain
- databases, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100