Question

I have a mysql database table which struction is:

startphoneNum      |   endphoneNum      |   department
022589893232011    |   022589893232021  |   sales
022589893232027    |   022589893232029  |   Human Resources
022589893232041    |   022589893232048  |   after sales

the phone number is made by 3 parts: 022(city code)- 589893232(company number) – 011(extension number)

I could use php explode, make a phone number from the format 022-589893232-011 to 022589893232011, then how to put phone number via a mysql query to get the department name?

For example:

If I put a phone number 022589893232043, it belongs to after sales,
But how to make a php mysql query in code? and get the result what I need? Thanks.

Answer 1

Use a BETWEEN query like this:

SELECT department FROM table WHERE '022589893232043' BETWEEN startphoneNum AND endphoneNum;