Question

Let’s say, for example, that you have a random string in the DB: APKHDP

I want to search all strings that contain the characters PHP (in that order). So I search for PHP and it returns the above string. Or I search for HPP, and it returns nothing.

Is there a simple solution to make this possible, perhaps using REGEX? It sounds very simple. But the asnwers I am finding are massively complex so far.

I am using this with PHP (hence the example!), and I’m happy to integrate PHP into the solution if it’s the best way forward.

Answer 1

SELECT * FROM table WHERE text_field REGEXP '.*P.*H.*P.*'

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