title: MYSQL select where field does not contain a certain string character
body: <p>I use sql to select all my sites URLs from a table. </p>
  
  <pre><code>$sql = 'select * from pages where "myURL field";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However I want to be a little more specific with my query. There are a few duplicate links in my table for example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>about-us
  ./about-us
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't want the <code>./about us</code> field to be selected. Is there a way of saying:</p>
  
  <pre><code>select * where "myURL field" does not begin with . /
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Or should I just forget it and parse using PHP?</p>