mysql> select * from topics where topic_name like '%ba%';
+----------+----------------------+-----------+
| id_topic | topic_name | id_author |
+----------+----------------------+-----------+
| 2 | MySQL and Data Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Bash script | 2 |
+----------+----------------------+-----------+
mysql> select * from topics where topic_name like '_ and%';
Empty set (0.00 sec)