Mysql query WHERE column is in json array

Question

I have setup an query where it selects multiple things.

$stm = $db->query(\'SELECT startUser, forUser, percentage, time, taskTitle, taskDesc, color FROM a         


        

Answer 1

If it truly is a JSON field, in 5.7 you can do this:

SELECT
  startUser,
  forUser,
  percentage,
  time,
  taskTitle,
  taskDesc,
  color
FROM admin_task
WHERE JSON_CONTAINS(forUser->'$[*]', JSON_ARRAY("somestring"))