Search a whole table in mySQL for a string

Question

I\'m trying to search a whole table in mySQL for a string.

I want to search all fields and all entrees of a table, returning each full entry that contains the speci

Answer 1

Identify all the fields that could be related to your search and then use a query like:

SELECT * FROM clients
WHERE field1 LIKE '%Mary%'
   OR field2 LIKE '%Mary%'
   OR field3 LIKE '%Mary%'
   OR field4 LIKE '%Mary%'
   ....
   (do that for each field you want to check)

Using LIKE '%Mary%' instead of = 'Mary' will look for the fields that contains someCaracters + 'Mary' + someCaracters.