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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T18:52:04+00:00 2026-05-16T18:52:04+00:00

How can I match a word in a sentence from a column using regex?

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How can I match a word in a sentence from a column using regex? I tried:

"select * from table where column regex '/\b".$text."\b/i'"

but that didn’t work.

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    2026-05-16T18:52:04+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 6:52 pm

    Try this:

    "SELECT * FROM table WHERE column REGEXP '[[:<:]]" . $text . "[[:>:]]'"
    

    You should make sure that any characters that could be interpreted as special characters in $text are properly escaped. You should also ensure that you do not get an SQL injection.

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