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similar_text will return the number of <i>similar </i>characters, whereas levenshtein will return the number of characters that would have to <i>change </i>in order to transform the first string into the second<br />

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similar_text will return the number of similar characters, whereas levenshtein will return the number of characters that would have to change in order to transform the first string into the second


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sorry, I assume you meant passing the percent argument to levenshtein to perform the function of similar_text<br />
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in that case, from what I understand levenshtein() is faster than similar_text(). However, similar_text() will give you a more accurate result
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sorry, I assume you meant passing the percent argument to levenshtein to perform the function of similar_text

in that case, from what I understand levenshtein() is faster than similar_text(). However, similar_text() will give you a more accurate result

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PHP what is the difference between levenshtein() and similar_text() in practical usage?
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PHP what is the difference between levenshtein() and similar_text() in practical usage?

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