Remove duplicate words from field in mysql

Question

I am wondering if it is possible to remove duplicate text using a mysql query from one field, or if a problem like this would be better solved using PHP.

I have a databa

Answer 1

+1 redesign, but if redesign is not an option now...

How many distinct tags are there? You might be able to do this using CASE and substring functions.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/case-statement.html