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Asked: 2026-05-26T23:08:19+00:00

I’m trying to get around pulling all the data from a table, and cycling

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I’m trying to get around pulling all the data from a table, and cycling through it with php. Here’s my current Query:

SELECT
*
FROM
ExampleTable
WHERE
StringContains LIKE "%lkjlkjsomeuser@example.comjkjhkjhkjhkjhk,mniu,mk,mkjh%"

ExampleTable.StringContains has values that look like ‘someuser@example.com’, ‘someuser2@example.com’, etc.

This doesn’t match because LIKE only finds sub strings of the column value, not the other way around. Any ideas on commands to find rows where the table value is a substring of the passed string?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just make the LIKE in the opposit order. Since you have to add those % you’ll have to concatenate the field first:

    SELECT *
FROM ExampleTable
WHERE "lkjlkjsomeuser@example.comjkjhkjhkjhkjhk,mniu,mk,mkjh" LIKE CONCAT('%', StringContains, '%');
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