MySQL Search Query on two different fields

Question

I need to search on two fields using LIKE function and should match also in reverse order. My table uses InnoDB which dont have Full text search.

Consider the following

Answer 1

You need to re-state the concat expression in your where clause.

 SELECT CONCAT(first_name, ' ', last_name) as fullname 
      FROM users 
     WHERE CONCAT(first_name, ' ', last_name) LIKE '%doe%';

Unfortunately "as" just create a column alias, not a variable that you can use elsewhere.