SQL LIKE % inside array

Question

I know how to perform an SQL LIKE % query for a single value like so:

SELECT * FROM users WHERE name LIKE %tom%;

but how do I do this if th

Answer 1

In case of standard SQL, it would be:

SELECT * FROM users WHERE name LIKE '%tom%' 
                       OR name LIKE '%smith%' 
                       OR name LIKE '%larry%';

Since you're using MySQL you can use RLIKE (a.k.a. REGEXP)

SELECT * FROM users WHERE name RLIKE 'tom|smith|larry';