MySQL IN with LIKE

Question

How would I use a IN table with like? So that I could use % in them? By in I mean:

SELECT fields 
  FROM table 
 WHERE age = \"50\" 
   AND name IN (\"tim\         


        

Answer 1

There is no combination of the LIKE and IN clauses. It's either one, or the other, syntax:

SELECT fields
  FROM table
 WHERE age = 50
   AND (   name IN ('tim', 'bob', 'nancy', 'john')
        OR name LIKE '2010-09-17%'
        OR name LIKE '2010-09-16%')

The alternative to consider when searching text is Full Text Search (FTS):

SELECT fields
  FROM table
 WHERE age = 50
   AND MATCH(name) AGAINST('tim bob nancy john')

...but this requires MyISAM tables, and Full Text Indexing.