The % can be empty space or 'n' characthers. The LIKE command in mysql also make the query very dynamic. - trond
> -----Opprinnelig melding----- > Fra: Dave Watkinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sendt: 18. oktober 2001 14:50 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: RE: [PHP-DB] wildcard in mysql search with php > > > select <columnlist> from <tablename> where <columnname> like > '%searchword%' > > > RTFM!!! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas "omega" Henning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 18 October 2001 14:58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] wildcard in mysql search with php > > > Hello all, > > Is there a way to use wildcards in search in a mySQL db? > e.g. I have a dbase of over 24000 records and i can only search exact > matches is there a way to search something like this : *admin* in mySQL? > Or > i have to do it by hand in PHP? > > Thanks > Sir Thomas "omega" Henning > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
