MySQL soundex (3.23.49) doesn't examine the first character at all to see whether it should be skipped. Therefore the Dutch name of The Hague, the country's government seat, 's-Gravenhage will give a soundex value of '261 in MySQL and S615 in PHP.
MySQL soundex (3.23.49) doesn't examine the first character at all to see whether it should be skipped. Therefore the Dutch name of The Hague, the country's government seat, 's-Gravenhage will give a soundex value of '261 in MySQL and S615 in PHP.