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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T18:43:03+00:00 2026-05-16T18:43:03+00:00

I have a variable $word and I’d like to match it in my select

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I have a variable $word and I’d like to match it in my select statement
somethig like this: “select * from table where column regex ‘[0-9]$word'”
but this doesnt work, so how can i put a variable in a regular exprssion?

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    2026-05-16T18:43:04+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 6:43 pm

    You must only put it correctly in SQL query, for example:

    mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table WHERE column REGEXP 'prefix_".$word."'");
    

    But you need to remember that the variable data needs to be properly escaped, i think that addslashes() would be enough.

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