Check for equality on a MySQL Float field

Question

I have a Joomla system and I\'m trying to change the search so that it correctly finds floating point values in the database.

So, I have a query that is built at runtime

Answer 1

I know these is an old post but if you don't want a precise comparison just use LIKE or NOT LIKE :

select 'column1'
from 'some_table'
where 'some_float_field' NOT LIKE '2.18'