How to split the name string in mysql?

Question

How to split the name string in mysql ?

E.g.:

name
-----
Sachin ramesh tendulkar
Rahul dravid

Split the name like firstname

Answer 1

Combined a few answers here to create a SP that returns the parts of the string.

drop procedure if exists SplitStr;
DELIMITER ;;
CREATE PROCEDURE `SplitStr`(IN Str VARCHAR(2000), IN Delim VARCHAR(1))  
    BEGIN
        DECLARE inipos INT;
        DECLARE endpos INT;
        DECLARE maxlen INT;
        DECLARE fullstr VARCHAR(2000);
        DECLARE item VARCHAR(2000);
        create temporary table if not exists tb_split
        (
            item varchar(2000)
        );



        SET inipos = 1;
        SET fullstr = CONCAT(Str, delim);
        SET maxlen = LENGTH(fullstr);

        REPEAT
            SET endpos = LOCATE(delim, fullstr, inipos);
            SET item =  SUBSTR(fullstr, inipos, endpos - inipos);

            IF item <> '' AND item IS NOT NULL THEN           
                insert into tb_split values(item);
            END IF;
            SET inipos = endpos + 1;
        UNTIL inipos >= maxlen END REPEAT;

        SELECT * from tb_split;
        drop table tb_split;
    END;;
DELIMITER ;