MySQL query finding values in a comma separated string

Question

I have a field COLORS (varchar(50)) in a my table SHIRTS that contains a comma delimited string such as 1,2,5,12,15,. Each number repr

Answer 1

If you're using MySQL, there is a method REGEXP that you can use...

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/regexp.html#operator_regexp

So then you would use:

SELECT * FROM `shirts` WHERE `colors` REGEXP '\b1\b'