How can SQL queries be used to find and modify a substring within a text field?

To find and modify a substring within a text field using SQL queries, you can use the `SUBSTRING_INDEX` function to extract the substring and then use the `CONCAT` function to modify it. You can also use the `UPDATE` statement to update the text field with the modified substring. 

<?php
// Connect to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Find and modify substring within text field
$sql = "UPDATE table_name SET text_field = CONCAT(SUBSTRING_INDEX(text_field, 'old_substring', 1), 'new_substring', SUBSTRING_INDEX(text_field, 'old_substring', -1)) WHERE text_field LIKE '%old_substring%'";
$conn->query($sql);

// Close connection
$conn->close();
?>

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SQL queries substring text field find modify

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