Mysql search with comma delimited string

Question

I have 1 mysql table called colors with rows id and name

1 - yellow
2 - black
3 - red
4 - green
5 - white
6 - bl         


        

Answer 1

$array = explode(",", $colors);
$search = implode("', '", $array); // implode instead of impode

$sql = "
SELECT
  id,
  name
FROM
  colors
WHERE
  name IN ('$search')
";

$result = mysql_query($sql);

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
    //do something with the matches
}