SELECT title_ru title_en geoname_id cc id cc geoname_id cc title_ru cc

 SELECT c.title_ru, c.title_en, a.geoname_id,
                          cc.id, cc.geoname_id, cc.title_ru, cc.title_en,
                          ad.title_ru, ad.title_en
                   FROM alternames a
                   INNER JOIN cities c ON c.geoname_id = a.geoname_id
                   INNER JOIN countries cc ON cc.id = c.country
                   LEFT JOIN admins ad ON ad.id = c.admin
                   WHERE MATCH(name) AGAINST('+san*' IN BOOLEAN MODE)
                   GROUP BY a.geoname_id
                   ORDER BY MATCH(name) AGAINST('+san*' IN BOOLEAN MODE) DESC
                   LIMIT 6

id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	a	fulltext	geoname_id,name	name	0		1	Using where; Using temporary; Using filesort
1	SIMPLE	c	ref	country,geoname_id	geoname_id	5	tripster.a.geoname_id	1	Using where
1	SIMPLE	ad	ALL	None	None	None	None	3620	
1	SIMPLE	cc	eq_ref	PRIMARY	PRIMARY	8	tripster.c.country	1	


Time: 109.751972914


                   SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT a.geoname_id)
                   FROM alternames a
                   INNER JOIN cities c ON c.geoname_id = a.geoname_id
                   WHERE MATCH(name) AGAINST('+san*' IN BOOLEAN MODE)
                   

id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	a	fulltext	geoname_id,name	name	0		1	Using where
1	SIMPLE	c	ref	geoname_id	geoname_id	5	tripster.a.geoname_id	1	Using where; Using index


Time: 1.11763811111


                   SELECT name, lang, geoname_id, preferred, short
                   FROM alternames
                   WHERE geoname_id IN ('3168007','3514929','3517618','1689433','2981243','3980605') AND
                       MATCH(name) AGAINST('+san*' IN BOOLEAN MODE)
                   

id	select_type	table	type	possible_keys	key	key_len	ref	rows	Extra
1	SIMPLE	alternames	fulltext	geoname_id,name	name	0		1	Using where


Time: 1.09590101242