How to use PHP string in mySQL LIKE query?

Question

I am trying to find the number of rows that match a specific pattern. In this example, all that START with \"123\":

This is working:

$query = mysql_q         


        

Answer 1

DO it like

$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table WHERE the_number LIKE '$yourPHPVAR%'");

Do not forget the % at the end