title: php mysql search all special characters
body: <p>I cant figure out how to search for all special characters in mysql databse in single query.</p>
  
  <p>For eg. search mysql and return the row whose column contains any of the special character like ",'#~;%*{ , etc. (means if some field have characters except 0-9, a-z, A-Z).</p>
  
  <p>sample query type i want ---</p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT * FROM mytable where column = 'PATTERN TO DETECT ALL SPECIAL CHARACTERS';
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  <p>please also help with another query if i want to exclude some special chareacters like &amp; ( ) . - from being searched.</p>