What is the correct syntax to use in a MySQL query to select names that start with a particular letter, disregarding case sensitivity?

To select names that start with a particular letter while disregarding case sensitivity in MySQL, you can use the `LIKE` operator along with the `UPPER()` or `LOWER()` functions to convert the column data and search term to the same case. This allows for a case-insensitive comparison when filtering the results. Example PHP code snippet: 

$letter = 'A'; // Letter to search for
$query = "SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE UPPER(name) LIKE UPPER('$letter%')";
// Execute the query using your database connection
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

// Loop through the results
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    // Process each row as needed
}

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PHP MySQL query case-insensitive LIKE

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