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Check if string or character exists in MySQL database row

Stanislav KhromovStanislav Khromov 
SELECT * FROM 'mytable' WHERE INSTR('mycol', 'abc') > 0

The above example return all rows in table “mytable” where the column “mycol” contains the string “abc”.

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INSTR on MySQL.com

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Comments 4
  • Rahul
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    Rahul Rahul

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    Thank you.. Helped me..

  • Diana M
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    Diana M Diana M

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    Thank you a lot. It was exactly was I was looking for.

  • corsi
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    corsi corsi

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    thanks very useful

  • Matthias Radde
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    Matthias Radde Matthias Radde

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    The mentioned command is case-sensitive.
    If you need it case-insensitive this one should work:
    SELECT * FROM `mytable` WHERE `mycol` LIKE ‘%abc%’;