Can MySQL replace multiple characters?

Question

I\'m trying to replace a bunch of characters in a MySQL field. I know the REPLACE function but that only replaces one string at a time. I can\'t see any appropriate function

Answer 1

CREATE FUNCTION IF NOT EXISTS num_as_word (name TEXT) RETURNS TEXT RETURN
(
    SELECT 
        REPLACE(
            REPLACE(
                REPLACE(
                    REPLACE(
                        REPLACE(
                            REPLACE(                            
                                REPLACE(
                                    REPLACE(                            
                                        REPLACE(IFNULL(name, ''), 
                                            '1', 'one'), 
                                            '2', 'two'), 
                                            '3', 'three'), 
                                            '4', 'four'), 
                                            '5', 'five'), 
                                            '6', 'six'), 
                                            '7', 'seven'),                                                          
                                            '8', 'eight'),
                                            '9', 'nine')
);