On Tuesday 22 July 2008, Stefan Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm developing a autocomplete Feature using php and PostgreSQL 8.3. > To fill the autocomplete box I use the following SQL Statement: > select * from _table_ where upper( _field_ ) like '%STRING%'; > > This SQL Statement takes 900 ms on a Table with 300.000 entries. > > What can I do to speed up the Statement? What Index can I set?
No index can be used for that query (where it starts with %). -- Alan -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
