MySQL MATCH AGAINST when searching e-mail addresses

Question

I am writing a newsletter script and I need to implement searching in the addresses. I indexed the table with FULLTEXT but when I do a query such as:

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Answer 1

To match an exact phrase you have to enclose the phrase in double quotes. So change your query to:

SELECT * FROM addresses WHERE MATCH(email) AGAINST('"name@example.com"' IN BOOLEAN MODE)

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