Find column that contains a given value in MySQL

Question

I have a table in a MySQL database. I am given a value that occurs as a cell value in that table but I do not know which cell is it i.e. the row and column of that cell. What is

Answer 1

You're designing this table with repeating groups, which is not satisfying First Normal Form.

You should create a second table and store the values for column1, column2, and column2 in a single column, on three rows.

Learn about the rules of database normalization for more details.