MySQL 5.6 InnoDB Full Text Search

Question

I realize that MySQL 5.6 is still in beta, but does anyone have experience using the new InnoDB FTS engine? How does it compare to something like Sphinx?

Thanks Jason

Answer 1

The FULLTEXT feature that formerly required downloading a special build from labs.mysql.com is now part of the mainline MySQL build in 5.6.5 and up (still in beta). The documentation for the FULLTEXT functions now includes the InnoDB-specific details: MySQL Full-Text Search Functions