Array data type, split string,

MySQL does not include a function to split a delimited string. However, it’s very easy to create your own function.

CREATE FUNCTION SPLIT_STR(
  x VARCHAR(255),
  delim VARCHAR(12),
  pos INT
)
RETURNS VARCHAR(255)
RETURN REPLACE(SUBSTRING(SUBSTRING_INDEX(x, delim, pos),
       LENGTH(SUBSTRING_INDEX(x, delim, pos -1)) + 1),
       delim, '');

Usage

SELECT SPLIT_STR(string, delimiter, position)

From here:
http://blog.fedecarg.com/2009/02/22/mysql-split-string-function/

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