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RTFM!!! -----Original Message----- From: Thomas "omega" Henning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 October 2001 14:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] wildcard in mysql search with php Hello all, Is there a way to use wildcards in search in a mySQL db? e.g. I have a dbase of over 24000 records and i can only search exact matches is there a way to search something like this : *admin* in mySQL? Or i have to do it by hand in PHP? Thanks Sir Thomas "omega" Henning -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]