SQL query to match one of multiple strings

Question

I have following data in table:

+----------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+--------------+
| subscriber_fields_id | n         


        

Answer 1

Try using SIMILAR TO like below:

SELECT * FROM subscriberfields 
WHERE name SIMILAR TO '%(Khairpur|Islamabad|Karachi)%';

Also you should read up on database normalization. Your design could and should definitely be improved.