How to split the name string in mysql?

Question

How to split the name string in mysql ?

E.g.:

name
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Sachin ramesh tendulkar
Rahul dravid

Split the name like firstname

Answer 1

To get the rest of the string after the second instance of the space delimiter

SELECT
   SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX('Sachin ramesh tendulkar', ' ', 1), ' ', -1) AS first_name, 
       SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX('Sachin ramesh tendulkar', ' ', 2), ' ', -1) 
           AS middle_name,
   SUBSTRING('Sachin ramesh tendulkar',LENGTH(SUBSTRING_INDEX('Sachin ramesh tendulkar', ' ', 2))+1) AS last_name