Full text search query generating error, why?

Question

Why do I get a MySQL error from this query?

SELECT *, MATCH($SW) AGAINST(reb, keb, gloss) as Score 
FROM dictionary 
WHERE MATCH($SW) AGAINST(reb, keb, gloss) 
ORDER BY Score DESC;

I'm trying to test Full Text search but I can't create a working query it seems like.

Answer 1

It would be nice if you gave the error message, but I think I can guess the fix. You forgot to quote the strings:

SELECT *, MATCH('$SW') AGAINST(reb, keb, gloss) as Score 
FROM dictionary 
WHERE MATCH('$SW') AGAINST(reb, keb, gloss) 
ORDER BY Score DESC;