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

Blockquote

/** * Implode a multidimensional array of values, grouping characters when different with "[]" block. * @param array $array The array to implode * @return string The imploded array */ function hoArray2SqlLike( $array ) { if ( ! is_array( $array ) ) return $array;

$values  = array();
$strings = array();

foreach ( $array as $value )
{
    foreach ( str_split( $value ) as $key => $char )
    {
        if ( ! is_array( $values[ $key ] ) )
        {
            if ( isset( $values[ $key ] ) )
            {
                if ( $values[ $key ] != $char )
                {
                    $values[ $key ]     = array( $values[ $key ] );
                    $values[ $key ][]   = $char;
                }
            }
            else
                $values[ $key ] = $char;
        }
        elseif ( ! array_search( $char , $values[ $key ] ) )
            $values[ $key ][] = $char;
    }
}

foreach ( $values as $value )
{
    if ( is_array( $value ) )
        $value = '['.implode( '', $value ).']';

    $strings[] = $value;
}

return implode( '', $strings );

}